other man
Triangle's third party
The other man is a man with whom a woman is having an affair—the rival to her husband or partner.
The phrase typically appears from the betrayed party's perspective: She left him for the other man.
Compare *the other woman*, the more common construction, reflecting older assumptions about who strays and who tempts.
Lover in secret affair
- loverRomantic intimate
- mistressIllicit female lover
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
- liaisonConnector between groups
tryst · amour · romance · seduction · entanglement · passion · secret · forbidden
One blamed for infidelity
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- seducerOne who lures romantically
- tempterOne who lures astray
poacher · meddler · interferer · disruptor · threat · invader · snatcher · predator
paramour
Lover in secret affair
liaison · tryst · amour · romance · seduction · entanglement · passion · secret · forbidden · illicit
homewrecker
One blamed for infidelity
tempter · poacher · meddler · interferer · disruptor · threat · invader · snatcher · predator · trespasser
competitor
One striving against others
challenger · opponent · pursuer · wooer · love interest · beau · jealousy · envy · courtship · romantic rival
- loverslover, lovers, beloved, sweethearts, sweetheart
- forbidden loveforbidden love, forbidden romance, illicit love, secret love, forbidden fruit
- infidelityadultery, affair, adulteress, cheating, cheater
- romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting
- betrayerstraitor, betrayer, backstabber, turncoat, double-crosser
other manhusband
Married man's role
spouse · partner · primary partner · significant other · life partner
other manhusband
Married man's role
boyfriend · main squeeze · primary partner · steady · beau
man, other, another, manly, others, otherwise, mankind, manhood, otherworldly