what is a polygamist

A polygamist is a person who is married to more than one spouse at the same time. More broadly, polygamy is the practice of having multiple spouses at once, and the term is used for either a man or a woman depending on the situation.

Quick Scoop

• Polygamist = a person in a polygamous marriage.

• It is different from simply marrying again after a divorce; the marriages have to overlap in time.

• In legal terms, this practice is often associated with bigamy , which refers to marrying someone while already being married to another person.

Simple example

If someone has two spouses at the same time, that person is a polygamist.