other woman

Definition of other womannext
as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike

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Recent Examples of other woman Castle has argued that prior allegations involving Copeland and other women should have prompted stronger action. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 Court records and prior reporting have described allegations involving other women, though not all allegations resulted in guilty pleas. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026 And other women periodically emerged from the woodwork, hoping to claim riches from any royal inheritance. Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 June 2026 In April, 26-year-old Olaolukitan Adon Abel was accused of a string of attacks that left a Department of Homeland Security employee and one other woman dead and another man injured. Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for other woman
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Noun
  • The person who started that rumor is the present-day, extremely status-conscious Queen Dowager (Our Unwritten Seoul’s Jang Young-nam), who is furious at the idea her husband would make a lowly maid a concubine.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026
  • In Judges 19 a Levite and his concubine stop in their travels in Gibeah in the land of the tribe of Benjamin.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Despite their apparent happiness, François takes a mistress (Marie-France Boyer) without remorse, setting in motion a tragedy that leaves its least deserving character the happiest.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Anna’s colleague Noa Toussaint (CCH Pounder) follows with a video of Max coercing his mistress into suicide, shattering the narrative that bought his freedom.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • And even aside from those two big festivals, music lovers have even more excellent choices for live music that week.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • First of all, nature lovers take heart, because this millennium-old tree was not cut down just to make some whiskey.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Other woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/other%20woman. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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