other man

noun

: a man with whom a married woman has an affair
usually used with the
E.G. Marshall plays a man who, believing himself cuckolded, plants a bomb in his own basement to destroy the Mrs. and the other man.Mike Flaherty

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Most of the 50 other men on trial have denied rape. Reuters, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024 In addition, given private equity employees work with predominantly other men, their existing networks are likely composed of other men. Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 The party’s base was demanding that candidates support Bernie Sanders’ single-payer health care plan, and the energy among many activists focused on discriminatory policing practices and policies following the deaths of George Floyd and other men and women in encounters with police. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024 The video ended with one member of the group sprinting away as the two other men fled on foot after the gun was allegedly fired. Daniela Avila, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for other man 

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of other man was in 1886

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“Other man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20man. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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