other man

noun

: a man with whom a married woman has an affair

—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

At the time of his arrest, Scott had an open warrant for skipping court in a 2022 burglary case, in which he was accused of breaking into his mother’s apartment building with two other men and stealing items including a ladder. —Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025

Eight other men reported being victimized by the defendant but their allegations were not charged, according to the filing. —Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025

Two other men were also detained at the scene, according to Zak. —Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025

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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