Associations to the word «Redemptioner»

Wiktionary

REDEMPTIONER, noun. An immigrant, generally from the 18th or 19th century, that gained passage to America by selling themselves as an indentured servant.
REDEMPTIONER, noun. Someone who redeems oneself, such as from debt or servitude.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke