redemptioner
English edit
Etymology edit
redemption + -er
Noun edit
redemptioner (plural redemptioners)
- (historical) An immigrant, generally from the 18th or 19th century, who gained passage to America by selling themselves as an indentured servant.
- Someone who redeems oneself, such as from debt or servitude.
References edit
- “redemptioner”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.