heartbreaker

noun

heart·​break·​er ˈhärt-ˌbrā-kər How to pronounce heartbreaker (audio)
: one that causes heartbreak

Examples of heartbreaker in a Sentence

The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
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The New York Knicks lost a heartbreaker to the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025 The last time Tampa hosted the Final Four in 2019, the Huskies lost a five-point heartbreaker to rival Notre Dame after leading at halftime, the second in what would become a four-year streak of semifinal losses. Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2025 His reference to Drake’s Take Care signals an openness to emotional depth, evoking the vulnerability that made Drizzy’s 2011 album a staple for lovers and heartbreakers alike. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025 As a heartbreaker, Dreams is flat and entirely affectless. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heartbreaker

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heartbreaker was in 1837

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“Heartbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaker. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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