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

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But the documents do include numerous victim statements that point at other men in Epstein’s orbit. Curt Devine, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 Officers were unable to locate two other men inside the BMW, Jerome Turner and Kelby Broward-Richardson. Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 Many other men in the 153 person regiment had military experience. Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 One other man, Kenneth Chee, remains in Florida await extradition. Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for other man

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of other man was in 1886

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“Other man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20man. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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