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other woman (plural other women)

  1. (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.
    Hypernym: home wrecker
    Coordinate term: other man
    Remembering the turmoil she experienced when her father left her mother, she vowed she would never be the other woman.
    • 1956, “The Other Woman”, Jessie Mae Robinson (lyrics)‎[1]performed by Sarah Vaughan:
      The other woman finds time to manicure her nails / The other woman is perfect where her rival fails

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

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