other woman

noun

1. a woman who is romantically or sexually involved with another woman's husband or lover, especially a woman who is having an affair with a married man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of other woman¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

“The other woman offended the police,” Ayala said.

From Los Angeles Times

"I get really emotional about it, because I felt so guilty about not being able to do what every other woman could do."

From BBC

The other woman contacted Kelley and apologised, but there's no hard feelings.

From BBC

“We don't want this to happen to any other woman, whether an athlete, or from the village, or a young girl. We need to make sure that the gender police officers are doing their work,” Rachel Kamweru from Kenya's State Gender Department tells the BBC.

From BBC

"We don't want this to happen to any other woman, whether an athlete or from the village, or a young girl," Rachel Kamweru, a spokesperson of the government's department for gender and affirmative action, told the BBC.

From BBC

Related Words

• girlfriend
• paramour
• sweetheart