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HEARTBREAKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heartbreaker mean?
• HEARTBREAKER (noun)
The noun HEARTBREAKER has 2 senses:
1. a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships
2. a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute
Familiarity information: HEARTBREAKER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("heartbreaker" is a kind of...):
beguiler; charmer (a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("heartbreaker" is a kind of...):
defeat; licking (an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest)
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