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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The former couple settled outside of court, but several other women came forward with their own lawsuits along the same vein. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Dec. 2024 About this other woman with all these identifying details—who finds her father hanging in the garage of the family manse—in Falcon’s Flight. Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024 Her videos quickly caught on and other women who had breast cancer started reaching out to her offering support and words of wisdom. Julia Ries, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024 Bias from other women The researchers focused on four industries where workers are either split equally between men and women or are female-dominated, although the top leadership positions in all these fields are typically held by men. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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