monogamist

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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

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

From The New Yorker • Aug. 23, 2019

I’m a serial monogamist and I’ve never explicitly called it quits with anyone.

From Slate • May 30, 2019

You behold before you, Sir, that Doctor Primrose, the monogamist, whom you have been pleased to call great.

From The Vicar of Wakefield by Goldsmith, Oliver