Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that causes sorrow, grief, or disappointment.
- noun Sports & Games A narrow or last-minute defeat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which breaks hearts.
- noun A curl; a love-lock.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Something that or someone who causes
sorrow ,grief or extremedisappointment .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute
- noun a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships
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Examples
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Well, all your lovers are on the jury, the heartbreaker is the D.A. Can't you see, now, baby, they wanna see me framed and put away
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Well, all your lovers are on the jury, the heartbreaker is the D.A. Can't you see, now, baby, they wanna see me framed and put away
Lover's Crime Kim Wilson 1996
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Lauren--The three older boys had "heartbreaker" shirts.
My Funny Valentines Laurie 2009
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As much fun as it is in theory to think of oneself as a "heartbreaker", in actual fact, if you are a person with feelings, it mostly is just complicated and sometimes painful to go through multiple relationships.
Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2008
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Although, I have to admit - this woman is quite a "heartbreaker" in every sense of the word.
Archive 2006-09-01 Nathaniel Livingston 2006
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Although, I have to admit - this woman is quite a "heartbreaker" in every sense of the word.
Axinar: Joy Suffering From Cordrazine Overdose? Nathaniel Livingston 2006
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Also, it's not entirely accurate to call him a "heartbreaker," intentional or not.
anne-jumps Diary Entry anne-jumps 2003
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The Packers wouldn’t get past the wild-card game, losing what Mrs. Clausen called a heartbreaker in the first round of the playoffs to San Francisco.
The Fourth Hand Irving, John, 1942- 2001
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He later called her a "heartbreaker" and made her cry by saying she was only on the show for dating someone famous.
mirror.co.uk - Home 2010
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He later called her a "heartbreaker" and made her cry by saying she was only on the show for dating someone famous.
mirror.co.uk - Home 2010
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