redemptioner

[ri-demp-shuh-ner]

re·demp·tion·er

[ri-demp-shuh-ner]
noun American History.
an emigrant from Europe to America who obtained passage by becoming an indentured servant for a specified period of time.

Origin:
1765–75; redemption + -er1
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Redemptioner is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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redemptioner (rɪˈdɛmpʃənə)
 
n
history an emigrant to Colonial America who paid for his passage by becoming an indentured servant

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