bondsman
1 Americannoun
PLURAL
bondsmennoun
PLURAL
bondsmennoun
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law a person bound by bond to act as surety for another
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another word for bondservant
Etymology
Origin of bondsman1
1725–35; bond's man man of the bond, i.e., its signer; bond 1, 's 1, man
Origin of bondsman1
First recorded in 1250–1300, bondsman is from the Middle English word bondesman. See bond 2, 's 1, man
Example Sentences
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He eventually fled to Mexico, where a bail bondsman tracked him down and he was arrested by local police, according to Lough.
From Los Angeles Times
He convinced a judge to reduce the protesters’ bail to $15,000, then went to bail bondsmen he knew to cut a deal.
From Los Angeles Times
“Why should a church have to become a bail bondsman to bond out its constituents, its citizens, its parishioners?” said Democratic Rep. Tanya Miller.
From Seattle Times
The letters written by the other two defendants who pleaded guilty — Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis and Scott Hall, a bail bondsman — were longer and more detailed.
From Salon
The letters written by the other two defendants to plead guilty — Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis and bail bondsman Scott Hall — were longer and more specific.
From Seattle Times
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