indentured servants

Definition of indentured servantsnext
plural of indentured servant

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Noun
  • One of his wackier ideas involved Italian gondolas, grass huts and servants dressed in Tahitian clothing.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
  • And multiple servants in white gloves to tend to the pugs.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
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 31 Jan. 2026.

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