other woman
noun
: a woman who is having an affair with another woman's spouse
—usually used with the
Examples of other woman in a Sentence
tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike
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For every marginalized person, but for the purposes of Yesteryear, a white, relatively impoverished woman living without close proximity to other women, allies, etc.
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Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Investigators contacted the establishment and learned Liebgott was there with two other women.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
In the southern city of Kherson, Russian shelling killed an elderly woman and three other women, 86, 79 and 44, were hospitalized, according to Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the regional military administration.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Two other women also made allegations, The Washington Post reported that summer.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Investigators contacted the establishment and learned Liebgott was there with two other women.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
In the southern city of Kherson, Russian shelling killed an elderly woman and three other women, 86, 79 and 44, were hospitalized, according to Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the regional military administration.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Two other women also made allegations, The Washington Post reported that summer.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for other woman
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“Other woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20woman. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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