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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Pipkin bought the land in 2020 with two other men who also are survivors of the fundamentalist Mormon cult led by Warren Jeffs. Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025 Five other men, aged 21 to 59, and a 52-year-old woman from Manchester have been asked to voluntarily attend interviews under caution on suspicion of the same offence, tragedy chanting. James Pearce, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 Two other men, ages 30 and 31, also suffered lesser injuries in the stabbing. Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025 The gunman also struck two other men, 20 and 25, with his handgun before running off. Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for other man 

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 22 Jan. 2025.

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