Bigamist (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who marries one person while already legally married to another.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The man was exposed as a bigamist when his second wife discovered his first marriage had never been annulled.
- After years of living a double life, the bigamist was finally caught and charged with multiple counts of bigamy.
- Her new husband turned out to be a bigamist, and she was devastated to learn that she was not his only wife.
- The bigamist's scheme was uncovered when his two wives met by chance at a social event and began comparing notes.
- The police investigation revealed that the bigamist had been married to at least three different women in different parts of the country.