home wrecker
Affair partner, colloquially
A home wrecker is someone who breaks up a marriage or family, typically by having an affair with one partner.
The term carries strong moral judgment and is usually applied to women, though the cheating spouse bears equal responsibility.
Also spelled as one word: homewrecker.
She's been called a home wrecker ever since the divorce.
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- betrayalBreaking of trust
broken vows · secret affair · scandal · infidelity · affair · emotional affair · cheating · stolen glances · stigma · paramour · temptress · side chick · siren · deception · office romance · gossip · manipulation · estrangement
- infidelityadultery, affair, adulteress, cheating, cheater
- bad girlsbaddie, mean girl, villainess, she-devil, troublemaker
- betrayerstraitor, betrayer, backstabber, turncoat, double-crosser
- opportunistsopportunist, exploiter, user, gold digger, fortune hunter
- seducersseducer, lothario, womanizer, philanderer, rake
home wreckermonogamist
One who pairs exclusively
faithful wife · marriage counselor · family therapist · couples therapist · celibate
home wreckerhomemaker
One who manages a household
marriage counselor · peacemaker · family man · family woman · home builder
home, wreck, homes, homed, homing, homeless, homely, homeward, homewards