other woman

noun

: a woman with whom a married man has an affair
usually used with the

Examples of other woman in a Sentence

tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike
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The yacht photo and video are from the same outing seen in a viral video circulated on social media, in which Diggs is seen flirting with other women on the boat, while Cardi is present elsewhere on the yacht. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 June 2025 The comedian has three more sons and six daughters with four other women, including his current wife and mother of two, model Paige Butcher. Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025 In the meantime, four other women in the U.K. have continued with a separate lawsuit against Andrew Tate, accusing him in a civil proceeding of having raped and physically abused them, and insisting police and prosecutors had failed them by declining to pursue criminal charges several years ago. Willem Marx, NPR, 28 May 2025 The retrial comes after Weinstein’s 2020 conviction was overturned in April 2024 when the court of appeals ruled that the trial judge improperly allowed testimony from other women about uncharged allegations against Weinstein. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for other woman

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of other woman was in 1855

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“Other woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20woman. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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