heartbreaker

noun

heart·​break·​er ˈhärt-ˌbrā-kər 

: one that causes heartbreak

Examples of heartbreaker in a Sentence

The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Dodgers dropped another one-run heartbreaker in Detroit, wasting Blake Snell’s five innings of one-run baseball as the Tigers walked off with a 2-1 win. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Bishop Moore lost an overtime heartbreaker, 28-25, against Hawthorne last week. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Liberty Christian dropped a heartbreaker in the season opener, losing a big lead before falling to Midland Christian 66-63. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

After Sunday night’s heartbreaker of an overtime loss to the Indiana Fever, Atlanta stands just 3-8 on the season against the four teams ahead of them in the standings. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heartbreaker

• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker
• icebreaker
• lawmaker
• matchmaker
• pacemaker
• partaker
• peacemaker