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

Four men jumped out of the Cadillac, all armed with semi-automatic guns and wearing balaclavas, though victim 1 told the FBI recognized Phihoang and at least two other men, the complaint said. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026

Court paperwork has revealed details of what investigators said happened inside the jail cell of an Allegheny County inmate who was allegedly beaten to death by eight other men last month. —Mike Darnay, CBS News, 10 June 2026

On any other man, this level of villainy could be mustache-twirling and cartoonish. —Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026

Indeed, in the past 80 years, only eight other men have had experiences like Carruthers’ and survived execution attempts. —Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 4 June 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