other woman

See also: other-woman

English

Noun

other woman (plural other women)

(informal) A woman who is romantically involved with someone (usually a man) already in a committed relationship with another woman, especially a woman having an affair with a married man.
Coordinate term: other man

Hypernym: home wrecker

Remembering the turmoil she experienced when her father left her mother, she vowed she would never be the other woman.
- 1956, Jessie Mae Robinson (lyrics), “The Other Woman”‎, performed by Sarah Vaughan:
  The other woman finds time to manicure her nails / The other woman is perfect where her rival fails

Usage notes

Almost always preceded by the definite article ("the").

Translations

woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship

Chinese:
Mandarin: 小三 (zh) (xiǎosān), 第三者 (zh) (dì-sānzhě)
Finnish: toinen nainen

Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: друга́я же́нщина f (drugája žénščina)
Spanish: otra (es) f

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