heartbreaker
/ˈhɑɹt.bɹeɪ.kɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone or something that breaks someone's heart, as:
noun
Someone or something that breaks someone's heart, as:
noun
Someone or something that breaks someone's heart, as:
Example Sentences
- "It wasn't an actual run-in with the heartbreaker himself, but with a very good friend of his. It's actually much better that way, Victor explained, because seeing the friend of the person who stepped on your heart isn't going to kill you all over again."
- ""And this little lovely standing next to him is my favorite heartbreaker, The Fair Lady Sara from Samaria. Kids, this is Dr. Donovan." Sara beamed, obviously thrilled at being considered anyone's heartbreaker, especially Uncle Erik's."
- "I imagined him as the kind of boy who knows girls are equals; the teen with female friends as well as male; then a kind man, a good man, the kind of man who knows better than to be a heartbreaker, despite his looks."
- "He's not lucid most of the time, and that's a heartbreaker. The LAPD will not release details on the altercation that earned Dudley Smith his wounds; they know he would prefer to spare the family of the robber he killed the ignominy of public ..."
- "It's a heartbreaker, as I was reminded just now when I went to get the chapter reference, reread it, and started bawling."
- "It's a heartbreaker. The worst part of that situation was trying to console Grace. It was just awful. Don't let experiences like this make you bitter. The truth is, our kids are a challenge, and not everyone is going to want to join us in this journey."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɑɹt.bɹeɪ.kɚ/
- British English: /ˈhɑːt.bɹeɪ.kə/