monogamist
Americannoun
noun
Usage
What does monogamist mean? A monogamist is someone who practices or advocates for monogamy—the state or practice of being married to only one person at a time or being in a romantic or sexual relationship with only one person at a time.The phrase serial monogamist refers to a person who engages in what’s called serial monogamy—the practice of being married several times in succession, or, more popularly, going from one monogamous long-term relationship to another.Example: I don’t know how people have the energy or patience to date multiple people at once—it’s hard enough being a monogamist.
Other Word Forms
- monogamistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of monogamist
First recorded in 1645–50; monogam(y) + -ist
Example Sentences
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A self-professed serial monogamist, he lives alone, but his girlfriend lives next door, and is fully on board with his cause.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022
The serial monogamist seeks a lost paradise pathologically, in a series of echoes, in diminishing returns.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021
Did you say he was or wasn’t a serial monogamist?
From The New Yorker • Aug. 23, 2019
I’m a serial monogamist and I’ve never explicitly called it quits with anyone.
From Slate • May 30, 2019
The Ilongot appears to be usually a monogamist and the wife is purchased, or at least a dowry called “piyat” is paid in weapons, utensils, liquor, wire, etc.
From The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon by Barrows, David Prescott
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