bigamist
Married to two
A bigamist is a person who marries someone while still legally married to another.
The term is legal and disapproving—bigamy is a crime in most jurisdictions: The bigamist had maintained separate households for years before being discovered.
Married partner
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
nuptials · fidelity · infidelity · adultery · secret · double life · remarriage · annulment
Person who breaks laws
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- lawbreakerOne who commits crimes
- prosecutedLegally charged with crime
convicted · illegal · unlawful · fraud · transgressor · violator · culprit · sentenced
Deliberate misleading of others
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- secretConcealed information
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
lies · concealment · impostor · betrayal · manipulation · double life · hidden · aliases
One female, several mates
- polygynyMultiple simultaneous wives
- plural marriageUnion with multiple partners
- multiple spousesMore than one married partner
- haremsSecluded wives' quarters
concubines · co-wives · sister wives · cultural practice · religious exemption · traditional
spouse
Married partner
ceremony · nuptials · fidelity · infidelity · adultery · secret · double life · remarriage · annulment · husband
criminal
Person who breaks laws
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- lawbreakerOne who commits crimes
prosecuted · convicted · illegal · unlawful · fraud · transgressor · violator · culprit · sentenced · arrest
deceit
Deliberate misleading of others
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- secretConcealed information
duplicity · lies · concealment · impostor · betrayal · manipulation · double life · hidden · aliases · scheming
polyandry
One female, several mates
- polygynyMultiple simultaneous wives
- plural marriageUnion with multiple partners
- multiple spousesMore than one married partner
harems · concubines · co-wives · sister wives · cultural practice · religious exemption · traditional
bigamistbachelor
Unwed male adult
spinster · single person · celibate · never-married · confirmed bachelor