(formerly) any of the free warrior-peasants of chiefly East Slavonic descent who lived in communes, esp in Ukraine, and served as cavalry under the tsars
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Cossacks
a Cossack dance
Word origin
C16: from Russian kazak vagabond, of Turkic origin
Cossack in American English
(ˈkɑsˌæk; ˈkɑsək)
noun
1.
a member of any of several groups of peasants, chiefly of Russian and Polish descent, that lived in autonomous communal settlements, esp. in the Ukraine, until the late 19th cent: in return for special privileges, they served in the cavalry under the Czars
adjective
2.
of or characteristic of the Cossacks or their culture
Word origin
Russ kozak < Turk qazaq, adventurer, guerrilla
Examples of 'Cossack' in a sentence
Cossack
He then began to wonder what the rumours were that Clements had mentioned about Cossack Holdings.
Cleary, Jon MURDER SONG
`I want you to give me first option, in writing, on buying out the controlling interest in Cossack Holdings.
Cleary, Jon MURDER SONG
They rode up to the thirty-fifth floor, rising past the bank offices on the lower floors to the executive offices of Cossack Holdings.
Cleary, Jon MURDER SONG
"It's a bit too - "Her words broke off as she saw Alex standing by the sink in his Cossack costume.