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 Young men with silver- and gold-plated lowrider bicycles lounged in chinos and T-shirts, while other men traded stories about cars past. David Gonzalez David Dee Delgado, New York Times, 19 May 2024 Colin then steps in to help Penelope find a husband, coaching her on how to talk to other men and impress them with her natural charm. Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024 Three other men identified as Kevin Harris, Kenneth Thompson and Darrell Harris were also arrested without incident and charged with three counts each of malice murder. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 16 May 2024 Two other men, Lyndell Mays and Terry Young, were also charged with murder following the shooting. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024 The bodies of three other men, who were part of the same road crew repairing potholes on the bridge, have been recovered. Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024 However, only other men can relate to these challenges. Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024 The girls, referred to only as Victim 1 and Victim 2 in court papers, were snatched on the street by Gilliam and two other men who approached them in a car around 2:00 a.m. on June 3, prosecutors alleged. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 The two other men charged with murder in the shooting are 23-year-old Lyndell Mays of Raytown and 20-year-old Terry J. Young of Kansas City. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024

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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 28 May. 2024.

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