home-wrecker

noun

: someone who has an affair with a married person and causes that person's marriage to fail

Cite this Entry

Style

“Home-wrecker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home-wrecker. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

Copy Citation

Word of the Day

doctrinaire

Listen to the pronunciation of doctrinaire

See Definitions and Examples »

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

Words Named After People

Namesake of the leotard, Jules Léotard had what profession?

Name That Thing

You know what it looks like… but what is it called?

TAKE THE QUIZ

Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can with using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.

Can you make 12 words with 7 letters?

PLAY