redemptioner
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of redemptioner
First recorded in 1765–75; redemption + -er 1
Example Sentences
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Like them he came an emigrant under the Dutch flag, and like them his passage was paid in New Orleans by his sale as a redemptioner.
From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by Cable, George Washington
One redemptioner is described as running off in "sliders and buskins."
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse
A redemptioner was an emigrant whose services for a certain period were liable to be sold to the highest bidder for the payment of his passage to America.
From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by Cable, George Washington
"Yes, but everybody will always remember that I was a bought redemptioner, and your folks will hardly ever forgive you for marrying me."
From Duffels by Eggleston, Edward
No taint was apparently attached to it, and many a worthy family had a "redemptioner" for its first American ancestor.
From The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country by Mann, Henry
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