1
a
: being the one (as of two or more) remaining or not included
held on with one hand and waved with the other one
b
: being the one or ones distinct from that or those first mentioned or implied
taller than the other boys
c
: second
every other day
2
: not the same : different
any other color would have been better
something other than it seems to be
3
: additional
sold in the U.S. and 14 other countries
4
a
: recently past
the other evening
b
: former
in other times
1
: a different or additional one
the others came later
2
a
: one that remains of two or more
b
: a thing opposite to or excluded by something else
went from one side to the other
nature as the other of culture
3
a
: one (such as another person) that is psychologically differentiated from the self
b
often capitalized
: one considered by members of a dominant group as alien, exotic, threatening, or inferior (as because of different racial, sexual, or cultural characteristics)
sometimes plural in construction
1
: a different or additional one
something or other
2
obsolete
a
: one of two that remains
b
: each preceding one
: otherwise
—used with than
was unable to see them other than by going to their home
othered; othering
: to treat or consider (a person or a group of people) as alien to oneself or one's group (as because of different racial, sexual, or cultural characteristics)
… we trace how in small rural communities these processes of othering the poor are racialized—
Victoria Lawson et al.
Victoria Lawson et al.You go in and don't have to go some dark, scary corner for the plus-size section. It can make you feel like you're not being othered and dehumanized.—Amanda Levitt
Amanda Levitt
othering
ˈə-t͟hə-riŋ 
noun
ˈət͟h-
I am a black writer struggling with and through a language that can powerfully evoke and enforce hidden signs of racial superiority, cultural hegemony, and dismissive "othering" of people …
—Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
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Is other a verb?
Like many English words, other possesses great flexibility in meaning and function. Over the past few centuries, it has served as an adjective, an adverb, a noun, and a pronoun. In recent decades, other has increased its part-of-speech portfolio to include verb use, having acquired the meaning "to treat or consider (a person or a group of people) as alien to oneself or one's group (as because of different racial, sexual, or cultural characteristics).” Some people find it disconcerting when a word takes on a new part of speech, a process known as functional shift. The phenomenon is quite common, however -- our language contains many thousands of words which have been formed in this fashion.
Examples of other in a Sentence
Adjective
These and other issues will be discussed at the next meeting.
The driver's wife and two other passengers were injured in the accident.
Leaders from China, Russia, and 14 other countries attended the conference.
Adverb
we cannot make it to the party other than by canceling the previous engagement
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Adjective
In Thursday’s indictment, federal investigators accused Rozier and other defendants of breaking the law by exploiting private information about players to win bets on NBA games.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, a federal judge prohibited federal agents from using tear gas and other weapons against protesters, journalists and others who do not pose an immediate threat to agents, reports WTTW.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
Some are finding other ways to support the IDS, and others are pushing administrators for details on how their dollars are being used.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 27 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
Intel passing on the OpenAI investment mirrors other missed opportunities by giant companies that failed to see the future clearly.
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Vasquez has his own namesake park, the spectacular Vasquez Rocks, his onetime hideout — hundreds of acres with fabled, other-worldly sandstone formations in Agua Dulce.
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Cite this Entry
“Other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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other
1 of 4 adjective
oth·er
ˈət͟h-ər
1
: not being the one or ones first mentioned or included
broke my other arm
2
: having one come before that is not included or counted : second
every other day
3
: not the same : different
any other color would be better
4
: additional
some other guests are coming
5
: recently past
the other evening
other
2 of 4 noun1
: a remaining one
lift one foot and then the other
2
: a different or additional one
the others came later
other
3 of 4 pronoun
: a different or additional one
something or other
other
4 of 4 adverb
: otherwise sense 1
could not get there other than by helicopter
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