bailsman

bails·man

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [beylz-muh n]
- /ˈbeɪlz mən/
- /ˈbeɪlz.mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beylz-muh n]
- /ˈbeɪlz mən/

Definitions of bailsman word

noun bailsman someone who stands bail for another 3
noun bailsman a person who acts as surety or gives bail for another 3
noun plural bailsman a person who gives bail or acts as surety. 1
noun bailsman (legal) A person who provides bail for another. 1
noun bailsman (law) A person who provides bail for another. 0

See all 5 definitions of bailsman

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Origin of bailsman

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; bail1 + 's1 + -man

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Parts of speech for Bailsman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bailsman

bailsman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for bailsman

noun bailsman

underwriter — a person or company that underwrites policies of insurance or carries on insurance as a business.
backer — A backer is someone who helps or supports a project, organization, or person, often by giving or lending money.
sponsor — a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
patron — (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
bondsman — a person bound by bond to act as surety for another

All 8 Synonyms of bailsman