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

Jean's early relationships with other men come as something of an uncomfortable surprise to the narrator/playwright/son. —Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

While men are grouped with other men sentenced to death, Pike had lived in de facto solitary confinement at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville for more than 25 years, her attorneys argued. —Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Read's defense team maintained during the trial that Read never hit O'Keefe, instead blaming his injuries on an altercation with other men at the after-party. —Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025

This version is a black and white photograph of Carpenter laying her head on a suited man’s shoulder, with other men slightly visible in the distance. —Thania Garcia, Variety, 25 June 2025

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