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also bondsman
as in slave
a person who is considered the property of another person
would rather die as an insurgent than live as a bondman
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Recent Examples of bondman
Cole works in the office of a bail bondsman in northern Virginia, the charging document states.
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025
Plus, bail bondsmen are the ultimate local rent seekers.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Such a bond limits a defendant from relying on a bail bondsman and the use of collateral.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025
Plus, bail bondsmen are the ultimate local rent seekers.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Such a bond limits a defendant from relying on a bail bondsman and the use of collateral.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bondman
slave
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The Dred Scott decision was later overruled by the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments after the Civil War, which outlawed slavery, gave former slaves citizenship, and gave former slaves voting rights, respectively.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, the many Afro Panamanians already living in the country, whose descendants had been trafficked as slaves, spoke Spanish.—
Brendan Frizzell,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Bondman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bondman. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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