/ Dictionary / Index T tearjerker: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tear•jerk•er Pronunciation: (tēr'jûr"kur), [key] — n. Informal. a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tearjerker (Thesaurus) tearing tearless Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cygnet Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language