other man

noun

: a man with whom a married woman has an affair

—usually used with the

E.G. Marshall plays a man who, believing himself cuckolded, plants a bomb in his own basement to destroy the Mrs. and the other man.

—Mike Flaherty

Examples of other man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Young men with silver- and gold-plated lowrider bicycles lounged in chinos and T-shirts, while other men traded stories about cars past. —David Gonzalez David Dee Delgado, New York Times, 19 May 2024

Colin then steps in to help Penelope find a husband, coaching her on how to talk to other men and impress them with her natural charm. —Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above