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

Paris Lewis-Bynum and three other men were arrested in the shooting, which broke out during a drug deal, police previously said. —Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026

Mary has turned to alcohol and other men after her husband, the distracted Abe Lincoln, has trampled on her dream of becoming a cabaret singer. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026

Burton branded as robbery’s ‘ringleader’ In August 1991, Burton and five other men piled into two cars and drove to Talladega, according to court documents. —Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026

Burton and five other men robbed the store and its customers that day. —Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Mar. 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