heartbreaker

English

/hɑːt.bɹeɪ.kə/, /hɑɹt.bɹeɪ.kɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Compound from English heart + English breaker.

Origin

English

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