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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
Examples
- Remembering the turmoil she experienced when her father left her mother, she vowed she would never be the other woman.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: home wrecker
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
друга жена
(druga žena)
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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Chinese Mandarin:
小三
(xiǎosān)
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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Chinese Mandarin:
第三者
(dì-sānzhě)
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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Finnish:
toinen nainen
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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Galician:
a outra
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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German:
Geliebte
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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German:
Liebhaberin
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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German:
Gespielin
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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German:
Bettgenossin
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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German:
Liebschaft
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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German:
Verhältnis
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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Portuguese:
outra
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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Portuguese:
amante
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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Russian:
друга́я же́нщина
(drugája žénščina)
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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Spanish:
otra
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
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Turkish:
metres
— woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship
