HEARTBREAKER

heartbreaker

(noun) a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute

heartbreaker

(noun) a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

heartbreaker (plural heartbreakers)

Someone, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours a person, but does not reciprocate their love.

Something that causes sorrow, grief or extreme disappointment.

(sports) A match which ends in defeat for a promising player or team.

(role-playing games) An independent role-playing game that attempts to fix various perceived design flaws in an established RPG, but whose few innovations will not reach a wide audience due to its lack of marketability.

(dated) A curl or lovelock.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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