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home wrecker

noun

Etymology

From home + wrecker, suggesting the breakup of a household.

  1. derived from *wrekaną✻
  2. derived from *wrek✻
  3. derived from wrek
  4. inherited from wrek
  5. formed as wrecker — “wreck + -er”
  6. compounded as home wrecker — “home + wrecker”

Definitions

  1. A person who gains the affections of someone already married or engaged, and thus causes…

    A person who gains the affections of someone already married or engaged, and thus causes the dissolution of the marriage or engagement.

    • I, unfortunately, was the prey of a vicious, depraved B-girl. In addition, the proprietress is a Nazi. We barely escaped with our lives. Go investigate that gang and let us alone, you homewrecker.
    • Knots Landing surged even higher in the ratings once Donna Mills was added as the neighborhood home wrecker Abby.

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