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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When Does Katy Perry Go to Space? Perry and the five other women will be taking to the skies on Monday, April 14 at 9:30 a.m. ET at Blue Origin's West Texas launch site in the New Shepard rocket. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 Singer Katy Perry, broadcast journalist Gayle King and four other women made history on the voyage by becoming the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 King is joining Sanchez, pop star Katy Perry, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and two other women on the 11th human flight for the Blue Origin New Shepard NS-31 rocket. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025 Like Reese, other women’s basketball champions are also growing their brands beyond the sport. Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 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 21 Apr. 2025.

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