bigamist

[ big-uh-mist ]

/ ˈbɪg ə mɪst /

noun

a person who commits bigamy.

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Origin of bigamist

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

OTHER WORDS FROM bigamist

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

Words nearby bigamist

bifunctional, bifurcate, bifurcation, big, biga, bigamist, bigamous, bigamy, big and bold, Big Apple, bigarade

Example sentences from the Web for bigamist

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
As a bigamist I suppose on the whole I've been fairly successful.
The Crow's Nest|Clarence Day, Jr.
Under this divine law, a man marrying a widow was declared to be a bigamist.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll

"That is what a bigamist should tell the jury," retorted La Briere, laughing.
Modeste Mignon|Honore de Balzac
I'm not a bigamist, I've got a wife already and four children, and jolly glad I shall be to get back to 'em.
Mrs. Warren's Daughter|Sir Harry Johnston
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

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