polygamist

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/pəˈlɪɡəmɪst/

noun

One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.

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Meanings

nounpolygamist (plural polygamists)

plural polygamists

  1. One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.

Origin

From polygamy + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan polígam
  • polígamone who practices polygamy
French polygame, polygamite
  • polygameone who practices polygamy
  • polygamiteone who practices polygamy
German Polygamist, Polygamistin
  • Polygamistone who practices polygamy
  • Polygamistinone who practices polygamy
Polish poligamista, wielożeniec
  • poligamistaone who practices polygamy
  • wielożeniecone who practices polygamy
Russian многоже́нец
  • многоже́нец (mnogožénec)one who practices polygamy
Spanish polígamo
  • polígamoone who practices polygamy
Ukrainian багатоже́нець
  • багатоже́нець (bahatožénecʹ)one who practices polygamy
Cite this entry
APA

polygamist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygamist

MLA

“polygamist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygamist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polygamist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygamist.

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