other woman
noun
: a woman who is having an affair with another woman's spouse
—usually used with the
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
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Lauer was fired from the network within 24 hours of Nevils filing the complaint, and several other women later came forward with allegations against him as well.
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Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The assault happened the morning of May 8, when a woman told police she was attacked from behind by an unknown man and managed to fight him off and warn other women in the area.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
In the aftermath of the abuse becoming public, several other women came forward with their own allegations against Lauer.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
According to his plea agreement, Wiederhold falsely assured at least two women that their videos wouldn’t be posted online after knowing other women’s videos had already been uploaded to the internet.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The assault happened the morning of May 8, when a woman told police she was attacked from behind by an unknown man and managed to fight him off and warn other women in the area.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
In the aftermath of the abuse becoming public, several other women came forward with their own allegations against Lauer.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
According to his plea agreement, Wiederhold falsely assured at least two women that their videos wouldn’t be posted online after knowing other women’s videos had already been uploaded to the internet.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Other woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20woman. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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