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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 wagesplay

2. a male slaveplay

  Familiarity information: BONDMAN used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BONDMAN (noun)


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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