indentured servant

noun

: a person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses and maintenance

Examples of indentured servant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the time, the tobacco economy relied on white and black indentured servants with finite contracts and some rights under the law. — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 8 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for indentured servant

• fervent
• maidservant
• manservant
• observant

Kids Definition

indentured servant

noun

: a person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses, food, and shelter