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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Her realization about market demand came through organic conversations with other women facing similar health challenges. Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 Unlike her male contemporaries who dominated this genre, de Lempicka put a different spin on the female body and empowered female audiences to gaze upon other women with desire. Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025 But for now, there are other women who want her help. Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025 The Albert family, former owners of the property where Read and two other women found O'Keefe dead under a sheet of snow, just celebrated a wedding. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 13 July 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 24 Jul. 2025.

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