indentured servants

Definition of indentured servantsnext
plural of indentured servant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indentured servants
Noun
  • An army of college servants swept river silt from the courtyards.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • In the 1885 territorial census, Soledad and her five-year-old daughter, Cleotilde, were listed as servants in the household of Romero’s brother.
    Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 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 28 Feb. 2026.

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