different or distinct from the one or ones already mentioned or implied: I'd like to live in some other city.The TV show follows the lives of people who are married, single, or other.The application gives three gender choices—male, female, and other.
different in nature or kind: I would not have him other than he is.
being the remaining one of two or more: the other hand.
(used with plural nouns) being the remaining ones of a number: the other men; some other countries.
former; earlier: sailing ships of other days.
not long past: the other night.
noun
the other one: Each praises the other.
(often initial capital letter)the other,
a group or member of a group that is perceived as different, foreign, strange, etc.: Prejudice comes from fear of the other.
a person or thing that is the counterpart of someone or something else: the role of the Other in the development of self.
pronoun
Usually others . other persons or things: others in the medical profession.
some person or thing else: Surely some friend or other will help me.
adverb
otherwise; differently (usually followed by than): We can't collect the rent other than by suing the tenant.
verb (used with object)
to perceive or treat (a group or member of a group) as different, foreign, strange, etc.: Female murderers are othered by characterizing them as psychological oddities.
Idioms for other
every other, every alternate: a meeting every other week.
Origin of other
before 900; Middle English; Old English ōther (pronoun, adj., and noun); cognate with German ander, Gothic anthar; akin to Sanskrit antara-
Words nearby other
Otello, O tempora! O mores!, Othello, othematoma, othemorrhagia, other, other-directed, other fish to fry, other good fish in the sea, otherguess, other half
(when used before a singular noun, usually preceded by the)the remaining (one or ones in a group of which one or some have been specified)I'll read the other sections of the paper later
the other(as pronoun; functioning as sing)one walks while the other rides
(a) different (one or ones from that or those already specified or understood)he found some other house; no other man but you; other days were happier
additional; furtherthere are no other possibilities
(preceded by every)alternate; twoit buzzes every other minute
other than
apart from; besidesa lady other than his wife
different fromhe couldn't be other than what he is Archaic form: other from
no otherarchaicnothing elseI can do no other
or other(preceded by a phrase or word with some)used to add vagueness to the preceding pronoun, noun, noun phrase, or adverbsome dog or other bit him; he's somewhere or other
other things being equalconditions being the same or unchanged
the other daya few days ago
the other thingan unexpressed alternative
pronoun
anothershow me one other
(plural)additional or further onesthe police have found two and are looking for others
(plural)other people or things
the othersthe remaining ones (of a group)take these and leave the others
(plural)different ones (from those specified or understood)they'd rather have others, not these See also each other, one another
adverb
(usually used with a negative and foll by than)otherwise; differentlythey couldn't behave other than they do
Word Origin for other
Old English ōther; related to Old Saxon āthar, ōthar, Old High German andar