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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Brunetto — who will marry J Chris Owens, 36, at The Canoe Club Daufuskie Island in South Carolina on April 26 — has been moved by White's kindness, along with the hundreds of other women who offered to send their bridal dresses to her. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025 She’s eventually seated on a bench next to other women whose fates hang in the balance. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025 Millan is accused of ordering other women to expose their breasts during their virtual processings, court records said. Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025 Mogen, Kernodle, Goncalves and two other women who survived lived at the off-campus home on Kings Road. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Mar. 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 14 Mar. 2025.

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