Pronunciation: /ˈbɪɡəmɪst/
noun a person who commits bigamy, which is the act of marrying someone while already being legally married to another person
A1 A bigamist is someone who is married to two people at the same time.
A2 The authorities arrested the bigamist for marrying two different individuals without divorcing the first spouse.
B1 The bigamist was caught when one of the spouses discovered the marriage certificate of the other.
B2 The bigamist's double life was exposed when both spouses showed up at the same event.
C1 The bigamist's elaborate scheme involved creating fake identities and documents to maintain both marriages.
C2 Despite being a bigamist, he managed to keep both families unaware of each other for years.
formal The man was arrested for being a bigamist, as he was legally married to two different women at the same time.
informal I heard that John's uncle is a bigamist, he has two wives and they don't know about each other.
slang That guy is a total bigamist, he's got a wife in every city he visits.
figurative In a metaphorical sense, being a bigamist could refer to someone who is juggling multiple commitments or responsibilities at once.
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