bondsman

[ bondz-muhn ]

/ ˈbɒndz mən /

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noun, plural bonds·men.Law.

a person who by bond becomes surety for another.

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Origin of bondsman

1725–35; bond's man man of the bond, i.e., its signer; see bond¹, 's¹, man

Words nearby bondsman

bond market, bond paper, Bonds, bond servant, bondslave, bondsman, bondstone, bondswoman, bonduc, bond washing, bondwoman

Other definitions for bondsman (2 of 2)

bondsman²

[ bondz-muhn ]

/ ˈbɒndz mən /

noun, plural bonds·men.

bondman.

Origin of bondsman

First recorded in 1250–1300, bondsman is from the Middle English word bondesman.See bond², 's¹, man

How to use bondsman in a sentence

Goodhue County Sheriff Scott McNurlin complained to the Associated Press that the publicity-hungry Peters seemed out to compete with celebrity bail bondsman Dog the Bounty Hunter.
MAGA’s New Shock Jock Is a Bounty Hunter With a Troubled Past|Will Sommer|November 5, 2021|The Daily Beast
He was the local pawnbroker, bail bondsman, and gatekeeper to job opportunities, both licit and illicit, making him a powerful political player.
New York’s First Crime Boss: Captain Isaiah Rynders|Mark Lawrence Schrad|September 10, 2021|The Daily Beast
Judelson is sometimes called the bail bondsman to the stars, but he is much more substantial than just that.
‘Bomb Mom’ Morgan Gliedman Arraigned in Manhattan Court|Michael Daly|January 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Michael Daly talks to her bail bondsman about her ankle bracelet—and her continued silence.
Anna Gristina, New York’s Alleged ‘Soccer Mom Madam,’ Gets Bail|Michael Daly|June 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST

In stepped Ira Judelson, sometimes called “the bail bondsman to the stars.”
Anna Gristina, New York’s Alleged ‘Soccer Mom Madam,’ Gets Bail|Michael Daly|June 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Even now, he is also a bondsman, sustained by the evil that is in him and blind to the liberty of service.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence
Once an idea got possession of him, he was its bondsman until another conquered it and enslaved him anew.
In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II|Various
I got that position from courtesy of the sheriff to my father, who was his bondsman.
Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler|Rev. Gross Alexander
The guard sidled up to Tulitz and whispered in his ear, "What'll yer gimme if I gitcher a bondsman?"
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York|Lemuel Ely Quigg
These she took to a pawnshop and upon them she realized something more than the sum necessary to obtain Tulitz's bondsman.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York|Lemuel Ely Quigg

British Dictionary definitions for bondsman

bondsman

/ (ˈbɒndzmən) /

noun plural -men

law a person bound by bond to act as surety for another

another word for bondservant

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bondsman

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