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

In August last year, the Prosecutor’s Office called for a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for Asencio, along with prison sentences for each of the three other men. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Two other men similarly charged with assaulting agents saw their charges dropped soon after they were filed. — Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

In 2025, two other men were sentenced to life in prison, the maximum penalty possible, after being convicted of complicity in the murder. — Kevin Schembri Orland, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

The vehicle was gunned down by someone in a white Cadillac with Davis, Anderson and two other men inside. — Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 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