polygamist

/pəˈlɪɡəmɪst/

Other forms: polygamists

A polygamist is a person who has more than one spouse, such as a polygamist who has three wives and 15 children.

Having more than one spouse, a polygamist is a busy person. Polygamist comes from the Greek: poly- means "many" and gamos means "marriage." So by definition, a polygamist can be a man with multiple wives or a woman with multiple husbands. The thing to remember is that the marriages are on-going. A person who gets a divorce and is later remarried is not a polygamist.

Definitions of polygamist

1. noun

   someone who is married to two or more people at the same time
   types:

   polyandrist

   a woman with two or more husbands

   polygynist

   a man with two or more wives

   type of:

   better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse

   a person's partner in marriage