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

“I am a woman like any other woman,” she said after the Olympic title.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is level with Jamaican sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce - the only other woman to win as many as four world titles in the same event - and distance running great Tirunesh Dibaba for the most by a female athlete in individual events.

From BBC

At the time, he denied the allegations and accused one woman of defaming him, and the other woman of illegally taking his cellphone after consenting to being recorded.

From Los Angeles Times

That was because numerous stories were written claiming Stoddard was the “other” woman on the kiss-cam/fan-cam/video, the one who was laughing and smiling and looking forward the entire time.

From Los Angeles Times

The only other woman is Bianca Andreescu, who won the US Open in 2019.

From BBC

Related Words

• girlfriend
• paramour
• sweetheart