INDENTURED SERVANT Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

indentured servant

noun

as in bond servant

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Recent Examples of indentured servant 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

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servant

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Many became lifelong friends, and role models for me as husbands, fathers, workers and community servants.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Job lost his animals, servants, and 10 children in a single afternoon.

— Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

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