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

Congregation members Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, died in the attack and three other men were seriously wounded. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

He was put into a 20-foot-by-20-foot holding cell with at least 25 other men. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

First, men who receive accurate information about what other men actually believe are less inhibited about speaking out and intervening. — Catherine A. Sanderson, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

The host had invited five other men who had been unable to attend before lucky number six, also divorced, said yes and swept Barbara off her feet. — Genevieve Uzamere, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 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