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Synonyms for bondsman

  • noun

Most common

slave vassal serf bondman surety nonfreeman

All synonyms

Noun

1. Vassal

vassal, slave, serf, captive, bondman

Other

surety, nonfreeman

Antonyms

freeman, freedman

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A male slave.

Related words

Word family
bondage
Is a kind of
man person

Forms

Plural
bondsmen → vassals, slaves, serfs, captives…

Example sentences

  • slave Marriage is slavery. I'd prefer not to be a slave.
  • vassal Europe today is a political vassal of the USA.
  • surety Loan on deeds needed the joint surety.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bondsmanfalling
slaverising
vassalsteady
serffalling
bondmansteady
suretyfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
serf1
5 letters
slave1
6 letters
vassal2, surety3
7 letters
captive2, bondman
10 letters
nonfreeman

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vassal2 = 2 syllables).