bigamist
[big-uh-mist]
- a person who commits bigamy.
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Origin of bigamist
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Examples from the Web for bigamist
Contemporary Examples
Jerry Lee got married again: At seventeen, he was a bigamist; at nineteen, he was a father, to Jerry Lee Lewis, Jr.
Washington DC's mysterious tunnel builder: lepidopterist, bigamist, recreational tunnel builder.
Historical Examples
He was afraid of bein' took up for bigamist, you see—for bein' a bigamy, I mean.
Cy Whittaker's PlaceJoseph C. Lincoln
So, this was the ghastly explanation of the change: The man was a bigamist!
Making People HappyThompson Buchanan
When he left Mercy Leicester, he was a bigamist in law, but not at heart.
You don't suppose she's a bigamist even though he's a fool, do you?'
The Bishop's SecretFergus Hume
The woman was a bigamist,—that is, if any second marriage had ever been perpetrated.
Dr. Wortle's SchoolAnthony Trollope
Word Origin and History for bigamist
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