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.—
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English former goalkeeper Peter Shilton, whose career lasted from 1966 to 1997, is the only other man to have played more than 1,350 official games of senior, top-level football.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Two other men sat directly in the trail, cutting errant roots with oversized shears.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Gary Police are searching for the suspect or suspects who shot two other men at a Gary truck stop Monday night.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Bautista-Reyes and Pineda-Mogollon and two other men busted out of the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark during reports of disorder there by breaking through a wall and escaping from a parking lot, according to U.S. Sen. Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, and Homeland Security officials.
—Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
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Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Two other men sat directly in the trail, cutting errant roots with oversized shears.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Gary Police are searching for the suspect or suspects who shot two other men at a Gary truck stop Monday night.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Bautista-Reyes and Pineda-Mogollon and two other men busted out of the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark during reports of disorder there by breaking through a wall and escaping from a parking lot, according to U.S. Sen. Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, and Homeland Security officials.
—Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
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“Other man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20man. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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