What do you call a married man who cheated on his wife?

A man who cheats on his wife is an "adulterer". A woman who cheats on her husband is an "adulteress". An adulterer commits adultery with his "mistress", or "lover", or "paramour" or "girlfriend".
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What do you call the person someone cheated with?

If it is a man cheating on his spouse with another woman, the go-to term is mistress: A woman (other than the man's wife) having a sexual relationship with a married man: Oxford Living Dictionaries.
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What is it called when a woman sleeps with a married man?

mistress. noun. a woman who is having a sexual relationship with a married man.
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What are the 7 types of affairs?

  • Type 1: Accidental Affair.
  • Type 2: Avoidance Affair Type.
  • Type 3:Philanderer Affair.
  • Type 4: Entitlement Affair.
  • Type 5: Split Self Affair (Romantic Affair)
  • Type 6: Exit Affair.
  • Type 7: Sexual Addiction Affair.
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What is a mistresses man called?

A paramour. The word has the added advantage of not being sex-specific.
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What is another name for a cheater?

OTHER WORDS FOR cheat

8 swindler, trickster, sharper, dodger, charlatan, fraud, fake, phony, mountebank.
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What's it called when you cheat in a marriage?

Affairs are also commonly described as "infidelity" or "cheating." When in reference specifically to an affair that includes one or two married people, it may also be called "adultery" or an "extramarital affair." An affair can go by other names as well, depending on the characteristics or type of affair.
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What is the legal word for cheating?

The legal term for cheating on a spouse is often referred to as adultery. It is a voluntary relationship established between an individual who is married and someone who is not the individual's married partner without the partner knowing.
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What is slang for cheating?

'Tinmanning', 'straycations' and 'stealing home' are among the most common terms used by cheaters to hide affairs from their partners, new research reveals.
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What's another word for cheating on your spouse?

This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. not faithful; false to duty, obligation, or promises; faithless; disloyal. not sexually faithful to a spouse or lover.
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What is worse than cheating?

Talking down your partner is the last thing you should do if you want a healthy and long-lasting relationship. It is worse than cheating because it not only damages your relationship but ruins your partner's self-esteem.
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What happens when a husband cheats on his wife?

In many states, adultery plays a role in determining alimony or spousal support. A spouse's infidelity can bar their claim for alimony that they may have otherwise been entitled to. It may also help your claim for alimony if it is the other spouse who has cheated.
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What is the difference between adultery and infidelity?

Adultery means engaging in physical sexual activity. Infidelity can be either being emotionally or physically engaged. Adultery is considered a criminal offense and as grounds for divorce in certain jurisdictions. Infidelity is not considered as a criminal offence, and neither is it considered grounds for divorce.
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What is a Bedswerver?

Bedswerver. Definition: “One that is false to the bed; one that ranges or swerves from one bed to another.” ( Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, 1755)
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What is the difference between adultery and concubinage?

Adultery VS Concubinage

Adultery is committed by a wife and should be charged together with the other man, while concubinage is committed by a husband and should be charged together with the other woman or concubine. In adultery, a proof of sexual intercourse will suffice to file a case.
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What is a Manstress?

manstress (plural manstresses) (slang) A male equivalent of "mistress"; a male object of one's affections who lies outside of one's primary relationship. quotations ▼ Tom and Nicole had been married for several years, but it was well known that she was keeping a manstress on the side.
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What is a male concubine?

The masculine form of the term, concubinus, is frequently explained as the term for a young male slave used for sexual release until his master married. Usually no other possibilities are given. This is very often exactly what the term refers to.
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Why a married man loves another married woman?

Apart from being dissatisfied in his marriage, physical attraction may be one of the reasons a married man feels gravitated towards another woman. A man may also feel attracted towards another woman if she possesses qualities that his spouse does not. This could mean having a flourishing career, or common interests.
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Can a guy love two ladies at the same time?

“You can absolutely fall in love with two people at the same time,” he says. “Walt Whitman was right — you contain multitudes. Someone might bring out your confident, sexy side and you'll love them for it. A second person might make you feel safe, loved and deeply connected, and you'll also fall for that person.
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Can affairs be true love?

A love affair is about that initial “in love” feeling, that point in a relationship when someone is blinded to the other person's flaws. By its very nature, a love affair prolongs those feelings of infatuation. People engaged in an affair spend little “real” time together.
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