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

Examples of other man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nine other men hit the mark and qualified for the final. Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024 Smith worked with two other men, Demarco Sturgeon and Denico Hudson, to transfer machine gun conversion devices, also known as Glock switches or auto sears, between themselves and others, prosecutors said in court filings. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2024 Three other men who were charged alongside Bannon in 2020, including military veteran Brian Kolfage, did not receive pardons and were all convicted. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024 The agents, like countless other men and women protecting public leaders across the country, had sworn to take the bullet. Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 14 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for other man 

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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 18 Aug. 2024.

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