homebreakers
Those ruining families
Homebreakers are people who destroy families, typically by seducing someone away from their spouse.
The term carries strong moral judgment—a homebreaker isn't just having an affair but is blamed for wrecking a household: She was labeled a homebreaker after the divorce.
Less commonly, homebreakers can be demolition crews or equipment that tear down houses.
Married person's sexual betrayal
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- mistressIllicit female lover
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
betrayal · temptress · homewrecker · lover · paramour · other woman · scandal · unfaithfulness
Deliberate structural destruction
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- razingComplete structural demolition
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
destruction · rubble · sledgehammer · contractor · renovation · clearing · dismantling · knockdown
Unauthorized entrants
- burglarsThose who illegally enter
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- thievesThose who commit larceny
- forced entryIllegal building intrusion
invasion · criminals · prowlers · trespassers · security breach · alarm · stolen goods · ransacking
adultery
Married person's sexual betrayal
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- mistressIllicit female lover
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
seduction · betrayal · temptress · homewrecker · lover · paramour · other woman · scandal · unfaithfulness · dalliance
demolition
Deliberate structural destruction
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- razingComplete structural demolition
teardown · destruction · rubble · sledgehammer · contractor · renovation · clearing · dismantling · knockdown · urban renewal
intruders
Unauthorized entrants
forced entry · invasion · criminals · prowlers · trespassers · security breach · alarm · stolen goods · ransacking · housebreakers