1. a person who redeems something, especially bonds or other financial instruments
2. an indentured servant in colonial America who worked to pay off the cost of passage to the New World
Usage: historical

Examples

• The redemptioner presented his bonds at the bank to collect payment.
• Many redemptioners worked for several years to pay off their debt.
• Colonial records show that redemptioners often became free citizens after completing their service.
• The ship carried dozens of redemptioners seeking a new life in America.
• As a redemptioner, he labored on the plantation until his passage was paid.
• The redemptioner system provided cheap labor for colonial employers.