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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The body also called for prison sentences for the three other men.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
Erickson remained free on bond, and will be sentenced Sept. 3 — the same day as the three other men charged in connection to Mitchell's death.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
One of those workers was Virginia Giuffre, who in the past said that she was spotted by Maxwell while working at the club at age 17, and then recruited to work for, and be abused by, Epstein and other men.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 July 2025
The two other men in the truck are undocumented, McElroy said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2025
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
Erickson remained free on bond, and will be sentenced Sept. 3 — the same day as the three other men charged in connection to Mitchell's death.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
One of those workers was Virginia Giuffre, who in the past said that she was spotted by Maxwell while working at the club at age 17, and then recruited to work for, and be abused by, Epstein and other men.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 July 2025
The two other men in the truck are undocumented, McElroy said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2025
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“Other man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20man. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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