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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Kolfage and two other men charged in that case, who did not receive pardons, were all convicted and sentenced to three or more years in prison. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025 Two other men involved in the project, Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato, pleaded guilty to federal charges and were sentenced to prison. Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025 Two other men — Nu La and Swa Bay — pleaded guilty in July to second-degree murder for their roles in Kaing’s murder. Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2025 Combs would always be with a woman, the man claims, but sometimes there were other men and women present. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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