heartthrob

/ˈhɑːtˌθɹɒb/

Etymology

From heart + throb.

heartthrob means A heartbeat. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.

noun

A heartbeat.
The object of one’s desires or infatuation; a sweetheart.
A handsome male celebrity.“And really, Michael Jackson is a more fitting aspiration for the similarly sexless would-be-former teen heartthrob, who’s compared himself to the late King Of Pop (perhaps a bit prematurely) on several occasions and sings in a Jackson-like croon over a sample of “We’ve Got A Good Thing Going” on Believe’s “Die In Your Arms.””