redemptioner
pronunciation
How to pronounce redemptioner in British English:
UK [rɪ'dempʃnər]
How to pronounce redemptioner in American English:
US [rɪ'dempʃnər]
Word Origin
- redemptioner (n.)
- "indentured servant," 1775, from redemption + -er (1). REDEMPTIONER. One who redeems himself or purchases his release from debt or obligation to the master of a ship by his services; or one whose services are sold to pay the expenses of his passage to America. [Webster, 1830]