redemptioner


re·demp·tion·er

R0098700 (rĭ-dĕmp′shə-nər)n. A colonial emigrant from Europe to America who paid for the voyage by serving for a specified period as a bondservant.

redemptioner

(rɪˈdɛmpʃənə) n (Historical Terms) history an emigrant to Colonial America who paid for his or her passage by becoming an indentured servant

re•demp•tion•er

(rɪˈdɛmp ʃə nər)

n. an emigrant from Europe who obtained passage to America by becoming an indentured servant. [1765–75]