Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bondsman

3 senses of bondsman

Sense 1
bondman, bondsman -- (a male slave)
       => slave -- (a person who is owned by someone)

Sense 2
bondsman, bondswoman -- (someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else)
       => benefactor, helper -- (a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help))

Sense 3
bondman, bondsman -- (a male bound to serve without wages)
       => bond servant -- (someone bound to labor without wages)