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redemptioner是什么意思

redemptioner

英 [rɪ'dempʃənə] 美 [rɪ'dɛmpʃənɚ]
  • n. 出卖劳力来抵偿船资的移民

英文词源


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]

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