spoiler

/ˈspɔɪlər/
/ˈspɔɪlə/
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Other forms: spoilers

Definitions of spoiler
  1. noun
    someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
    synonyms: despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider
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    types:
    buccaneer, pirate, sea robber, sea rover
    someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
    Barbary pirate, corsair
    a pirate along the Barbary Coast
    sea king
    a Viking pirate chief
    type of:
    stealer, thief
    a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
  2. noun
    someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
    synonyms: coddler, mollycoddler, pamperer
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    type of:
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
  3. noun
    a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
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    type of:
    campaigner, candidate, nominee
    a politician who is running for public office
  4. noun
    a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
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    type of:
    aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface
    a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
  5. noun
    an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds
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    type of:
    aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface
    a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
Pronunciation
US
/ˈspɔɪlər/
UK
/ˈspɔɪlə/
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