bigamist
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- bigamistic adjective
- bigamistically adverb
Etymology
Origin of bigamist
Example Sentences
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But a bigamist who is the subject of a revenge blog is enticing enough of a subject for the filmmakers actually participate in tracking him down.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2020
Dr. Phil A man meets his bigamist wife’s new boyfriend for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2018
He had been living a double life for so long, he explains, that the ethical quandary of being a bigamist was not a stretch.
From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2017
A woman who risked her life by hiding a Jewish friend during World War Two, but ended up being disgraced as a bigamist, may finally have her heroic actions honoured by the state of Israel.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2016
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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