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Sweetheart vs Homewrecker - What's the difference?

sweetheart | homewrecker |

As nouns the difference between sweetheart and homewrecker

is that sweetheart is a person who is always very kind while homewrecker is (slang|pejorative) a person (male or female) who engages in romantic relations with a person who is married or engaged to be married with the result of breaking up the marriage or engagement.

sweetheart

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who is always very kind.
    • She is such a sweetheart , she never complains about me being late.
  • A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
    • John married his highschool sweetheart in 1981.
  • A female member of a college or university fraternity.

    • Synonyms

    * (kind) sweetie. * (romantic term of endearment) dear, darling, sweetie.

    Derived terms

    * sweetheart deal * sweetheart neckline * sweetheart tax

    Related terms

    * sweet * sweetie

    homewrecker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, pejorative) A person (male or female) who engages in romantic relations with a person who is married or engaged to be married with the result of breaking up the marriage or engagement.