home wrecker
See also: homewrecker
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
home wrecker (plural home wreckers)
- (slang, derogatory) A person who gains the affections of someone already married or engaged, and thus causes the dissolution of the marriage or engagement.
- Synonym: homebreaker
- a. 1969, John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, Penguin, published 1981, →ISBN, page 55:
- 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.
- 2016, David Bianculli, The Platinum Age of Television […] , Anchor, →ISBN, page 140:
- Knots Landing surged even higher in the ratings once Donna Mills was added as the neighborhood home wrecker Abby.
Hyponyms
- other man (men only)
- other woman (women only)
Related terms
Translations
one who becomes romantically involved with a married man or woman
|
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.