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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Edwards maintains that Epstein’s organization was focused on preying on girls for his own personal abuse and that only a fraction of the victims who were recruited were trafficked to other men. Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 Two other men, Omar Malik Shumpert, 20, and Demetrius Trenton Shumpert, 34, both of Minneapolis, have been charged in the case. Staff Report, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025 Authorities had been told by a confidential informant that Abrego Garcia and other men could be identified as members of MS-13 because of their clothing and tattoos. Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025 Two other men from the same encampment were found drowned, increasing the family's fears for Flores. Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for other man

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 9 Sep. 2025.

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