bondwoman

variants also bondswoman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bondwoman
Noun
  • And that’s exactly what Hub gets when attempting to arrest two criminals who have escaped bail, but who end up catching the bondsman off-guard, shooting him with a shotgun blast (a bulletproof vest saves his life) and then ultimately slitting his throat with a knife.
    Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Hub is a second-generation bondsman, having followed in the footsteps of his acerbic mother — and, as a middle-aged divorcée, roommate — Kitty (Beth Grant).
    Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • At Princeton, for example, the first nine presidents owned slaves.
    Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In fact, there were a number of indications that the flies, while largely driven by stereotypical responses to specific stimuli, weren't entirely slaves to instinct.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Bondwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bondwoman. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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