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

Valdez-Gomez allegedly produced a gun and fired at Tatmon, but was quickly disarmed by two other men on Tatmon’s side of the conflict, authorities said. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, chair of India’s Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, was indicted with seven other men in New York federal court in November 2024 on charges related to a massive bribery and fraud scheme. —Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026

Men wake up with rippling biceps, Hawaiian-roll abs, and the kind of jawline even other men notice. —Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026

In 2024, as her husband and 50 other men stood trial in what became France’s largest-ever mass rape case, Gisèle Pelicot was offered anonymity. —Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 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