other woman

noun

: a woman who is having an affair with another woman's spouse

—usually used with the

Synonyms of other woman

• concubine
• mistress
• lover

Examples of other woman in a Sentence

tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike

Recent Examples on the Web

Liliia Prutian had been at SIZO-1 for a year when, during lunchtime on September 10, 2024, a guard instructed her and about ten other women in her cell to follow him to the medical clinic. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Two other women had been shot in their lower bodies but are expected to recover. — Tina Patel, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Finding love is hard enough, but trying to do it while competing against 19 other women on a reality show is an even tougher challenge. — Evan Moore august 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

Towle was joined on the runway by three other women who are or were in cancer treatment. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for other woman

• businesswoman
• congresswoman
• englishwoman
• gentlewoman
• noblewoman
• policewoman
• washerwoman
• chairwoman
• frenchwoman
• kinswoman
• madwoman
• saleswoman