other woman

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of other woman

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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other woman

I’m speaking out now because no other woman should have to go through what I did.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Oh, that other woman touched by smog in 1979?

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

She said she agreed there should be a local booking system to ensure "no other woman has to travel".

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026

“Here is a woman who has never been particularly jealous of any other woman, realizing that she deeply envies this chair,” the film’s narrator, voiced by Melanie Griffith, says.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026

“So maybe, before the worlds split, your mom and the other woman were totally, one hundred percent the same person,” Natalie said.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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