Polygamist (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who is married to two or more people at the same time.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The polygamist was charged with violating the country's marriage laws by having multiple wives.
- After the TV documentary, the polygamist and his four wives received numerous threats and harassment.
- She claimed that she had left the community due to its encouragement of polygamy, where one polygamist had up to six wives.
- A court battle was waged between the polygamist's first wife and the later spouses, disputing his ability to care for them financially.
- According to historical records, the king was a polygamist with more than ten wives from neighboring kingdoms and lands he conquered.