monogamist
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- noun
- /məˈnɑːɡəmɪst/
:
monógamo
- Many people prefer being a monogamist over exploring relationships with multiple partners.
- a serial monogamist
Examples
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You see, you're turning into a kind of serial monogamist.
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I am a recovering serial monogamist.
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Online, you can meet a lot of girls and be a serial monogamist, but you do not want that.
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Well, I'm pretty much a skeptical serial monogamist.
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John identifies as a monogamist, choosing to be committed to one partner at a time.
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As a monogamist, Sarah values deep emotional connections with only one person.
Synonyms
A person who has only one husband or wife at a time
Antonyms
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Having romantic relationships with more than one person at the same time with everyone's agreement
How Monogamous
Surface Forms
Morphology
monogamist = monogamy (transparent) = mono + gam + ist
The word is straightforwardly formed by adding '-ist' to 'monogamy' to mean a person who practices monogamy.
Etymology
The word monogamist comes from Greek words mono- meaning 'one' and -gamy meaning 'marriage', the same ending you see in polygamy. So, a monogamist is someone who is married to or has a relationship with only one partner at a time.