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 mothers of two other men who died in 2022 and 2024 at the county jail spoke at the press conference to express their outrage that nothing had been done to stop the deaths. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026

Prosecutors said Demond Edwards and two other men got out of a car, pointed guns at undercover law enforcement officers and an informant, and tried to rob them. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 19 June 2026

He and five other men were arrested in 2024 in the fatal shooting of Joe Flores, who was days away from turning 24. — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2026

He feels emotionally ambushed, and what plays out is as if Marriage Story were an absolute chucklefest, as Lestat gets increasingly worked up and jealous over Louis’s relationships with other men. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 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