polygamist

pəˈlɪɡəmɪst

Definition

Definition of polygamist - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

marriageperson married to multiple spouses at once

The polygamist had three wives living together.

bigamist

polyandrist

polygynist

belief

Rare

individual who supports the legality of polygamy

Rare

As a polygamist, he argued for legal recognition.

bigamist

pluralist

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Origin of polygamist

Greek, poly (many) + gamos (marriage)

Examples of polygamist in a sentence

A documentary explored the life of a modern polygamist.
The polygamist attended a conference on marriage laws.
She identified as a polygamist and joined the advocacy group.

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French:polygame, partisan de la polygamie, ...
German:Polygamist, Vielweibereibefürworter, ...
Italian:poligamo, poligamista, ...
Spanish:polígamo, poligamista, ...
Portuguese:polígamo, defensor da poligamia, ...
Chinese:多配偶者, 多配偶制支持者, ...
Japanese:多妻者, 一夫多妻制支持者, ...
Arabic:مُتَعَدِّد الزَّوْجَات, تَعَدُّدِي, ...
Hebrew:רַב-נָשׂוּאָה, תּוֹמֵךְ פּוֹלִיגַמְיָה, ...
Russian:многоженец, полигамист, ...
Ukrainian:багатоженець, полігаміст, ...
Hindi:बहुविवाही, बहुविवाह समर्थक, ...
Bengali:বহুবিবাহী, বহুবিবাহবাদী, ...
Catalan:poligàmic, poligamista, ...
Czech:polygamista, zastánce zákonného uznání polygamie, ...
Danish:polygamist, polygami-tilhænger, ...
Dutch:polygamist, voorstander van polygamie, ...
Greek:πολυγαμιστής, υποστηρικτής πολυγαμίας, ...
Hungarian:többnejű, poligámista, ...
Khmer:អ្នកមានប្តីឬប្រពន្ធច្រើន, អ្នកគាំទ្រការរៀបការច្រើន, ...
Korean:다처제자, 일부다처제 옹호자, ...
Persian:چندهمسر, چندهمسرگرا, ...
Polish:poligamista, ...
Portuguese (BR):polígamo, ...
Romanian:poligamist, ...
Swedish:polygamist, flerfriare, ...
Thai:คนมีภรรยาหลายคน, ผู้สนับสนุนการมีภรรยาหลายคน, ...
Turkish:poligamist, çok eşlilik yanlısı, ...
Vietnamese:người đa thê, người ủng hộ đa thê, ...

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