polygamist

[ puh-lig-uh-mist ]

noun

1. a person who practices or favors polygamy.

Other Words From

• po·lyga·mistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of polygamist¹

First recorded in 1630–40; polygam(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

The polygamist family lived in Lehi, Utah, Las Vegas and Flagstaff during the series, and Garrison was introduced in 2010 during the debut season.

From Los Angeles Times

Since polygamist marriages are not legally recognized in the United States, the “spiritual unions” usually end with an announcement rather than a divorce or legal filing.

From Los Angeles Times

He was introduced on the reality series in 2010 during the debut season of the series about the polygamist family that chronicles the highs and lows between Kody and his wives Janelle, Meri, Christine and Robyn.

From Los Angeles Times

This four-part docuseries offers an in-depth look at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a polygamist sect whose leader and so-called prophet, Warren Jeffs, is serving a life sentence plus 20 years for the sexual assault of two girls.

From Los Angeles Times

A university professor, Ata Aidoo won many literary awards including the 1992 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Changes, a love story about a statistician who divorces her first husband and enters into a polygamist marriage.

From BBC