other man

noun

1. a man who is romantically or sexually involved with another man's wife or lover, especially a man who is having an affair with a married woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of other man¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The other man, aged 43, saw his friend was in distress and struggling in the water after his surfboard broke.

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The other man, from Colombia, reportedly remains hospitalised.

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Then the other man pulled out a baseball bat.

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Norris and one other man, Gary Dobson, are the only people to have been found guilty of the murder, with four other suspects never convicted.

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Former USC quarterback Mark Sanchez is facing a felony charge after his physical altercation with a 69-year-old truck driver this weekend left the other man with what the prosecuting attorney described Monday as “significant and very severe” injuries.

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