1. A male who signs a bond as surety for someone else
   "The bondsman posted bail for the defendant"
    
2. A male bound to serve without wages
   "The bondsman worked off his debt through years of unpaid labour";
   - bondman
    
3. A male slave
   "The bondsman toiled in the fields from dawn to dusk";
   - bondman

Derived forms: bondsmen

Type of: adult male, bond servant, bondsperson [rare], bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, slave, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Bondsman