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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The surveillance video shows a man walking up to a Mercedes that was parked at one of the gas pumps and starts to talk to two other men who were standing near the car.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
On death row, Williams has lived the bulk of his life in a small, dark cell with other men the state intends to put to their deaths.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Research has consistently shown that heterosexual women are more comfortable with homosexuality than heterosexual men, whose acceptance drops sharply when intimacy involves other men.
—Jennifer Obel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The identities of the two other men have not been released.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
On death row, Williams has lived the bulk of his life in a small, dark cell with other men the state intends to put to their deaths.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Research has consistently shown that heterosexual women are more comfortable with homosexuality than heterosexual men, whose acceptance drops sharply when intimacy involves other men.
—Jennifer Obel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The identities of the two other men have not been released.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Other man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20man. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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