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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Allan found scholarships and paid for part of her training on her own, all while building a network of other women in the industry through the Massachusetts chapter of the Pink Boots Society. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025 First ladies and other women close to male power seemed likeliest to break through. Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 Marples especially suggested being in spaces with other women who can relate. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Oct. 2025 That novel follows a young girl who grows up locked in a cage with 39 other women. Mj Franklin, New York Times, 9 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2025.

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