bigamist

[ big-uh-mist ]

noun

1. a person who commits bigamy.

Other Words From

• biga·mistic adjective
• biga·misti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of bigamist¹

First recorded in 1625–35; bigam(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

Jerry Lee got married again: At seventeen, he was a bigamist; at nineteen, he was a father, to Jerry Lee Lewis, Jr.

From The Daily Beast

Washington DC's mysterious tunnel builder:  lepidopterist, bigamist, recreational tunnel builder.

From The Daily Beast

Let a baronetcy be given, or even offered, to a bigamist—and this great country would not hesitate for one second, not one second.

From Project Gutenberg

Pag said after he thought Thomas wanted to caution us against a bigamist mamma was harbouring.

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I keep on, like a hopeful old bigamist, in love with both mistresses: my money and my spirit or mettle.

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Thus he became a bigamist, according to the laws of the Roman Church.

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As in Aragon, the question turned theoretically upon the presumable heresy of the bigamist.

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