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other woman


other woman

noun

Definition of OTHER WOMAN

:  a woman with whom a married man has an affair —usually used with the
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Examples of OTHER WOMAN

  1. <tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike>

First Known Use of OTHER WOMAN

1680

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Synonyms
concubine, doxy (also doxie), mistress, woman

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