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monogamist

[muh-nog-uh-mist] / məˈnɒg ə mɪst /




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‘The Bolter’ In the novels of the British writer Nancy Mitford, it’s a nickname given to the narrator’s mother, a serial monogamist who cycles through relationships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024

A self-professed serial monogamist, he lives alone, but his girlfriend lives next door, and is fully on board with his cause.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

We live in a society that has been monogamist, for better or worse, for a very long time.

From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2019

Did you say he was or wasn’t a serial monogamist?

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 23, 2019

Poverty brings one blessing in Turkey—the poor man is of necessity a monogamist.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird


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