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MONOGAMIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does monogamist mean?
• MONOGAMIST (noun)
The noun MONOGAMIST has 1 sense:
1. someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time)
Familiarity information: MONOGAMIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
monogamist; monogynist
Hypernyms ("monogamist" is a kind of...):
better half; married person; mate; partner; spouse (a person's partner in marriage)
Derivation:
monogamy (the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time)
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