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.—
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The firefighter and three other men were on a private boat Wednesday night freediving, or diving without scuba gear, KTTV reported.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Authorities searching for a missing off-duty Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter who went on a recreational dive with three other men Wednesday off the Long Beach coast have transitioned their efforts from a search-and-rescue mission to a recovery operation.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The 32-year-old rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, and five other men associated with his Only the Family (OTF) label are in federal custody after being accused of allegedly targeting fellow rapper Quando Rondo in connection with the 2020 killing of rising musician King Von in Atlanta.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Though the Gladiator films depict fighters clashing with both humans and animals, real gladiators who specialized in defeating other men wouldn’t have battled beasts, too.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Authorities searching for a missing off-duty Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter who went on a recreational dive with three other men Wednesday off the Long Beach coast have transitioned their efforts from a search-and-rescue mission to a recovery operation.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The 32-year-old rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, and five other men associated with his Only the Family (OTF) label are in federal custody after being accused of allegedly targeting fellow rapper Quando Rondo in connection with the 2020 killing of rising musician King Von in Atlanta.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Though the Gladiator films depict fighters clashing with both humans and animals, real gladiators who specialized in defeating other men wouldn’t have battled beasts, too.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Other man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20man. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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