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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Eventually, the attackers dragged the men to their own village, where other men arrived to continue the beating in front of a Hindu temple.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
The girl said she had been trafficked by other men, and was walking along a high-prostitution area in Los Angeles when Moore allegedly approached her.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
Despite their best efforts and ammunition low, In-ho took two other men to meet up with Gi-hun and Jung-bae with more rounds.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Two other men and six women were also on this trip.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
The girl said she had been trafficked by other men, and was walking along a high-prostitution area in Los Angeles when Moore allegedly approached her.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
Despite their best efforts and ammunition low, In-ho took two other men to meet up with Gi-hun and Jung-bae with more rounds.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Two other men and six women were also on this trip.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Other man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20man. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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