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bigamist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɪɡəmɪst/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who practices bigamy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who marries one person while already legally married to another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bígam — someone who practices bigamy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重婚者 (chónghūnzhě) — someone who practices bigamy
  • Dutch: bigamist — someone who practices bigamy
  • Finnish: kaksiavioinen — someone who practices bigamy
  • French: bigame — someone who practices bigamy
  • German: Bigamist — someone who practices bigamy
  • Greek: δίγαμος (dígamos) — someone who practices bigamy
  • Hungarian: bigámista — someone who practices bigamy
  • Hungarian: kétnejű — someone who practices bigamy
  • Hungarian: kétférjű — someone who practices bigamy
  • Irish: biogamach — someone who practices bigamy
  • Irish: déchéileach — someone who practices bigamy
  • Italian: bigamo — someone who practices bigamy
  • Plautdietsch: Schinkjeschwoaga — someone who practices bigamy
  • Polish: bigamista — someone who practices bigamy
  • Polish: bigamistka — someone who practices bigamy
  • Portuguese: bígamo — someone who practices bigamy
  • Russian: двоеже́нец (dvoježénec) — someone who practices bigamy
  • Spanish: bígamo — someone who practices bigamy
  • Spanish: bígama — someone who practices bigamy
  • Welsh: dwywreigiwr — someone who practices bigamy
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