someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else
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a male bound to serve without wages
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Bondsman \Bonds"man\, n.; pl. {Bondsmen}. [Bond, a. or n. + man.] 1. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman.
Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen. --Derham.
2. (Law) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.
The government is appealing a $1 million bond set for accused drug-money pilot Daniel Miranda, who had a bondsman on hand to obtain his release at a hearing Jan. 12.
Watley initially told reporters Tuesday that he was in the room when Moussallem was shot by the bail bondsman, Hoyette Goggans, in what Watley described as an accident.