BONDMAN Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

bondman

noun

ˈbän(d)-mən

variants also bondsman

Definition of bondman next

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 Bail bondsman Ira Judelson secured the bond for his release. —

Mark Prussin, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 In Florida, a defendant usually pays 10% of the total bond amount to a bondsman to bail out of jail. —

Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026 Cole works in the office of a bail bondsman in northern Virginia, the charging document states. —

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

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slave

Noun

Officials believe this may be the only former slave auction site still in existence in South Carolina.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
But fear of a robot rebellion, like the fear of slave rebellion before the Civil War, remained.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Apr. 2026