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redemptioner

redemptioner noun: an immigrant, generally from the 18th or 19th century, who gained passage to America by selling themselves as an indentured servant.

Noun

redemptioner (plural redemptioners)

  1. (historical) An immigrant, generally from the 18th or 19th century, who gained passage to America by selling themselves as an indentured servant.
  2. Someone who redeems oneself, such as from debt or servitude.

Forms of redemptioner

pluralredemptioners

Origin of redemptioner

From redemption + -er.

Questions about redemptioner

What does redemptioner mean?
Redemptioner means an immigrant, generally from the 18th or 19th century, who gained passage to America by selling themselves as an indentured servant.
What part of speech is redemptioner?
Redemptioner is a noun.
What is the plural of redemptioner?
The plural of redemptioner is redemptioners.

Words near redemptioner in the dictionary

  1. redemption value
  2. redemption values
  3. redemptional
  4. redemptionaries
  5. redemptionary
  6. redemptioner
  7. redemptioners
  8. redemptionism
  9. redemptionisms
  10. redemptionist
  11. redemptionista

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