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.—
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Glenn was also tried in separate trials for murdering two other men — Daniel Van Lone and Winfred Proffitt — in June 1975, per The Denver Post.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 May 2025
Attorneys for the four other men either declined to comment or did not return requests for comment Tuesday.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
After his attacker fled in the SUV with two other men, an ambulance driver accidentally struck the driver in the roadway and left without rendering aid, according to police sources.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
Flowers and the three other men have pleaded not guilty.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 May 2025
Attorneys for the four other men either declined to comment or did not return requests for comment Tuesday.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
After his attacker fled in the SUV with two other men, an ambulance driver accidentally struck the driver in the roadway and left without rendering aid, according to police sources.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
Flowers and the three other men have pleaded not guilty.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Other man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20man. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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