heart-throb
/ˈhɑːtθrɒb
/noun informal
A man, typically a celebrity, whose good looks excite romantic feelings in women: he’s the heart-throb thousands of schoolgirls want to date...
- In his imagination, he is a Hollywood film star and romantic heart-throb, in reality he's a pathetic third rate cabaret act.
- ‘And now at seventeen, I'm a heart-throb, sex symbol, and plastered all over every girl's wall,’ Osamu said with disgust.
- The 20-year-old actress is thrilled to be starring alongside the English heart-throb, whose rough and ready look is perfect for the country squire..
Synonyms
idol, pin-up, popular figure, darling, star, superstar, hero, heroine
informal dreamboat
- five-a-side
- five-corner
- five-corners
- five-door
- five-eighth
- five finger
- five-finger discount
- five-finger exercise
- five fingers
- fivefold
- five hundred
- five Ks
- Five Nations
- Five-O
- five o'clock shadow
- five-oh
- Five Pillars of Islam
- fiver
- fives
- five-second rule
- five senses
- fivesome
- five-spice
- five-spice powder
- five-star