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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)play

  Familiarity information: MONOGAMIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MONOGAMIST (noun)


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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