heartbreaker UK /ˈhɑːt.bɹeɪ.kə/US /ˈhɑɹt.bɹeɪ.kɚ/ noun5 •Someone or something that breaks someone's heart. •A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love. •Something that causes sorrow, grief or extreme disappointment.It's a heartbreaker, as I was reminded just now when I went to get the chapter reference, reread it, and started bawling. — 2007 •A match which ends in defeat for a promising player or team. •(old-fashioned) A curl or lovelock. formsheartbreakers