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.—
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Later Tuesday night, two other men were fatally wounded near 79th Street in the same neighborhood but police did not indicate the slayings were connected.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Baker said he was placed in a crowded cell with three other men.
—Brianna Bailey, The Frontier, 24 Mar. 2026
Huynh and Phuc Minh Vo, 34, died, and two other men were hospitalized.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Seth Jarvis scored on a power play and assisted on two other man-advantage goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Sunday.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Baker said he was placed in a crowded cell with three other men.
—Brianna Bailey, The Frontier, 24 Mar. 2026
Huynh and Phuc Minh Vo, 34, died, and two other men were hospitalized.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Seth Jarvis scored on a power play and assisted on two other man-advantage goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Sunday.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Other man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20man. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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