heartbreaker

[ hahrt-brey-ker ]

noun

1. a person, event, or thing causing heartbreak.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heartbreaker¹

1655–65; heartbreak + -er 1

Example Sentences

Warning to anyone who was left cold by the final monologue last time around: It is now a heartbreaker, just as it’s meant to be.

From New York Times

Thanks in no small part to Erskine, the Dodgers won the National League pennant that year before losing another heartbreaker World Series to the Yankees, after leading the series three games to two.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m calling this eclipse — April 8, 2024 — the ‘heartbreaker’ because we know the saying: ‘April showers bring May flowers.’

From Los Angeles Times

She has dealt with her share of layabouts, deadbeats and heartbreakers.

From New York Times

Still, the distinctions between Kish and her predecessor are many, none more obvious than the way she delivers the show's signature heartbreaker for the first time.

From Salon

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