polygamist
noun [ C ] uk/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mɪst/ us/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mɪst/
多妻主义者/多夫主义者;多配偶主义者
someone who is married to more than one person at the same time
The high-profile polygamist took a third wife last year. 这位高调的一夫多妻主义者去年娶了第三个妻子。
There are cases where a polygamist takes a younger woman as his current wives get older, which may create emotional stress for the women. 有这样的实例，一夫多妻制者在现任妻子们变老时再娶一名更年轻的女子，而这可能会给这些女性带来情绪方面的压力。
See: polygamy
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- They disagree about whether polygamists should be sent to jail for practicing a religious belief.
- For people who aren't polygamists, relationships between multiple wives sharing one husband are difficult to understand.
- Charging a polygamist with bigamy puts all polygamists at risk.
polygamist
adjective uk/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mɪst/ us/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mɪst/
多妻制的/多夫制的;多配偶制的
married to more than one person at the same time, or relating to this practice
The remote ranch is owned by a polygamist religious sect. 这个偏远的牧场归一个遵循多配偶制的宗教派别所有。
He is not a member of any of the polygamist groups in Utah. 他不是犹他州任何一个多配偶制团体的成员。
Synonym: polygamous
See: polygamy
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- He grew up in the polygamist community of Short Creek.
- She believes that all women in polygamist relationships are being abused.
- Her daughter is a polygamist wife who has given birth to seven children in 11 years.