Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Ottoman /ät'-əm-ən/ · Ot·to·man · IPA /ˈɑtəmən/ a. n. 01 a. Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or empire. 1. Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or empire. 02 n. A Turk. pl. Ottomans 1. A Turk. 2. A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey.