indentured servants

plural of indentured servant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for indentured servants
Noun
  • The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Some of the girls were hired as servants in the homes of higher-status Burghers, though Rustin refused on principle to consider it.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Slaves, serfs, peasants, and wage workers mostly understood that what was being struck was a hammer blow on their behalf.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Indentured servants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indentured%20servants. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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