other man

noun

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

—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.

—Mike Flaherty

Examples of other man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The infection is most commonly passed between men who sleep with other men. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026

Five other men who were also arrested earlier remain on bail. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Five other men in their 20s were arrested earlier then released on bail pending further investigation. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Mollica says there was some discussion around the fact that Tommy isn’t shown being attracted to other men in the show. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for other man

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan