Redemptioner

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Redemptioner \Re*demp"tion*er\ (-?r), n.
     1. One who redeems himself, as from debt or servitude.
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     2. Formerly, one who, wishing to emigrate from Europe to
        America, sold his services for a stipulated time to pay


        the expenses of his passage.
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