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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In Looking Forward, the pop star, Oliver, takes cocaine, MDMA, and pills, sexts other women, and threatens suicide if Mallory were to leave him. Federico Fahsbender, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025 This case seeks to bring accountability and protect other women from facing the same retaliation. David Chiu, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 The new cast member immediately gravitated to Miller, lied about not sleeping with other women, and took her home to his parents in the fall — just to dump her ahead of his television debut. Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025 Slusser claimed in court filings that one of her teammates was transgender, contended that the teammate had a physical advantage over both teammates and opponents, and that her teammate was given a scholarship over other women. Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 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 19 Feb. 2025.

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