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BONDMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bondman mean?
• BONDMAN (noun)
The noun BONDMAN has 2 senses:
1. a male bound to serve without wages
2. a male slave
Familiarity information: BONDMAN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A male bound to serve without wages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bondman; bondsman
Hypernyms ("bondman" is a kind of...):
bond servant (someone bound to labor without wages)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A male slave
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bondman; bondsman
Hypernyms ("bondman" is a kind of...):
slave (a person who is owned by someone)
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