bigamist

[ big-uh-mist ]

/ ˈbɪg ə mɪst /

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Definition of bigamist

noun

a person who commits bigamy.

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

big·a·mis·tic, adjectivebig·a·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Jerry Lee got married again: At seventeen, he was a bigamist; at nineteen, he was a father, to Jerry Lee Lewis, Jr.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Washington DC's mysterious tunnel builder: lepidopterist, bigamist, recreational tunnel builder.
Your Daily Brain Candy|Megan McArdle|October 31, 2012|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.
The Title|Arnold Bennett
Pag said after he thought Thomas wanted to caution us against a bigamist mamma was harbouring.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan

I keep on, like a hopeful old bigamist, in love with both mistresses: my money and my spirit or mettle.
The Crow's Nest|Clarence Day, Jr.
Thus he became a bigamist, according to the laws of the Roman Church.
A History of Germany|Bayard Taylor
As in Aragon, the question turned theoretically upon the presumable heresy of the bigamist.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea