other woman

noun

: a woman who is having an affair with another woman's spouse

—usually used with the

Synonyms of other woman

• concubine
• mistress
• lover

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

Recent Examples on the Web

There are now hundreds of tutorials on TikTok for mogging hairstyles—hair styles which promise to make the viewer look not just attractive to other women, but more intimidating and dominant to other men. —Sherri Gordon, Parents, 22 Nov. 2025

By sharing her story, Turner hopes to be an example to other women who can identify with different parts of her story. —Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025

Compared to other women's sports, the National Women's Soccer League faces the most international competition to retain its top players. —Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025

Read and two other women, including Jennifer McCabe, a suburban soccer mom accused of masterminding the cover-up, found him. —Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for other woman

• businesswoman
• congresswoman
• englishwoman
• gentlewoman
• noblewoman
• policewoman
• washerwoman
• chairwoman
• frenchwoman
• kinswoman
• madwoman
• saleswoman