"other man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: other men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|other men}} other man (plural other men)
  1. (informal) A man who is romantically involved with someone (usually a woman) already in a committed relationship with another man, especially a man having an affair with a married woman. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Love Hypernyms: home wrecker Related terms: side nigga Coordinate_terms: other woman

Inflected forms

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