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

When a 19-year-old wrestler and two other men were hanged in the holy city of Qom on Thursday, Iran’s theocratic regime was sending a message to both dissenters inside the country and opponents abroad, analysts say. —Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026

According to initial police reports, the man was a front-seat passenger in a car that also contained two other men. —Harry Harris, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026

Prosecutors said new evidence — including confessions from two other men who were convicted of similar robberies — supported his longstanding claim of innocence. —ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026

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

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