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heart⋅break⋅er

[hahrt-brey-ker]
–noun
a person, event, or thing causing heartbreak.

Origin:
1655–65; heartbreak + -er1
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heart·break·er   (härt'brā'kər)   
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.

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