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bigamist

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[big-uh-mist] / ˈbɪg ə mɪst /

noun

  1. a person who commits bigamy.


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Origin of bigamist

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

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His lawyer also gave the court accounts of Mr Leissner's deceit, calling him a "double bigamist" for twice being married to two women at the same time.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2022

At first, I was watching and thought,"Is this going into 'Mrs. Wilson' territory? That miniseries where Ruth Wilson's had a bigamist spy grandfather?"

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2020

Skalnick was a serial con artist and, later, a bigamist who admitted to Dailey’s jury that he had been charged with “grand theft,” but “not murder, not rape, not physical violence in my life.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 5, 2020

Dr. Phil A man meets his bigamist wife’s new boyfriend for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2018

She was also an advocate for “free love,” a blackmailer, an accused bigamist, possibly a prostitute, and a spiritualist who claimed she channeled the spirit of Demosthenes, a statesman from ancient Greece.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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