other man
noun
: a man with whom a married woman has an affair
—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.—
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Societal expectations often constrain men from showing intimacy to other men, especially when boys enter our teenage years.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
One of two other men in the RV opened the door when the group arrived and refused to let them in until he was threatened at gunpoint to step aside, Thomo said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Three other men who were inside the vehicle were arrested.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2025
James Makurat described a scene of utter chaos as he and six other men were caught in a rapidly rising flood and swept into the rushing river.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
One of two other men in the RV opened the door when the group arrived and refused to let them in until he was threatened at gunpoint to step aside, Thomo said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Three other men who were inside the vehicle were arrested.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2025
James Makurat described a scene of utter chaos as he and six other men were caught in a rapidly rising flood and swept into the rushing river.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Other man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20man. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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