other woman

noun

: a woman with whom a married man has an affair
usually used with the

Examples of other woman in a Sentence

tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike
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As with other women in her position, her fashion choices are likely to become political talking points. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 The deaths of Moraes’ wife and the two other women have also prompted police to reopen an investigation into the food poisoning death of Zeli’s late husband, Paolo Luiz. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025 Photos of him walking down the street [with other women]. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025 But when Thompson arrived to the building to straighten out the disagreement, Roundtree and other women were swinging a golf club and a sock filled with locks, ready for a fight, according to the woman and her attorney, Mario Gallucci. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for other woman 

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of other woman was in 1855

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“Other woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20woman. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

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