as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike
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Recent Examples of other woman
Connect with other women, founders and creatives who are also building, learning and sharing.
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Rhea Karo, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The prosecution called Hughes to rebut the defense’s suggestion that Cassie (and other women) could have left Diddy.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 21 May 2025
Is Dakota still going on day dates with other women to Chuck E. Cheese and the trampoline park?
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 17 May 2025
Mace said that she and other women were allegedly recorded on her ex-fiance's household camera.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2025
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Rhea Karo, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The prosecution called Hughes to rebut the defense’s suggestion that Cassie (and other women) could have left Diddy.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 21 May 2025
Is Dakota still going on day dates with other women to Chuck E. Cheese and the trampoline park?
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 17 May 2025
Mace said that she and other women were allegedly recorded on her ex-fiance's household camera.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for other woman
Noun
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Earlier in the season, it’s implied that Jinshi has a familial connection with Lady Ah-Duo, a concubine who has retired in the Rear Palace.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Her cleverness catches the eye of Jinshi, a beautiful eunuch who oversees the Rear Palace’s operations, and Maomao is soon promoted to lady-in-waiting and taste tester to one of the Emperor’s favorite concubines.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Desperate to interest the teen-aged mistress in stately old Victorian-era architecture.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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In 1989, Erik confessed to his psychologist, whose mistress later reported it to the police.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Here are five must-see spots for literature fiends in Istanbul: Pera Palace Hotel Pera Palace is most well-known for literature lovers as the hotel where Agatha Christie allegedly wrote Murder on the Orient Express.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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And that’s where many younger Millennials and Gen Z music lovers first fell in love with the artform.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
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“Other woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/other%20woman. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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