other woman
noun
: a woman who is having an affair with another woman's spouse
—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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Two other women were taken to Downstate Medical Center with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Through the character’s complex and often tense relationships with her teenage daughter, her sister and her mother, as well as with other women in her village, Dusabejambo has crafted a story that’s both emblematic and achingly specific.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Two other women told the Herald that Tal assaulted them while in high school.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
The film covers a lot of ground in a short space of time, as Garance confides in an unseen other woman about her early life.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Through the character’s complex and often tense relationships with her teenage daughter, her sister and her mother, as well as with other women in her village, Dusabejambo has crafted a story that’s both emblematic and achingly specific.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Two other women told the Herald that Tal assaulted them while in high school.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
The film covers a lot of ground in a short space of time, as Garance confides in an unseen other woman about her early life.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
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“Other woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20woman. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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