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heartbreaker

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heart·break·er  (härtbrkr)
n.
1. One that causes sorrow, grief, or disappointment: "one young and chaste, the other a dissolute heartbreaker of 48; one prim, the other passionate" (Ellen McGarrahan).
2. Sports & Games A narrow or last-minute defeat.
heartbreaker [ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkə]
n
a person or thing that causes intense sadness or disappointment
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.heartbreaker - a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships
beguiler, charmer - a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)
2.heartbreaker - a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute
defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"


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For the fact that it was this said thirty-first cousin, Mr d'Urberville, who had fallen in love with her, a gentleman not altogether local, whose reputation as a reckless gallant and heartbreaker was beginning to spread beyond the immediate boundaries of Trantridge, lent Tess's supposed position, by its fearsomeness, a far higher fascination that it would have exercised if unhazardous.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
When she was gone the old heartbreaker muttered, rubbing his hands--
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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