heartbreaker

[ hahrt-brey-ker ]
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noun
  1. a person, event, or thing causing heartbreak.

Origin of heartbreaker

1
1655–65; heartbreak + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for heartbreaker

heartbreaker

/ (ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkə) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that causes intense sadness or disappointment

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