spoiler

spoiler

information about a film, book, or TV show that spoils the enjoyment for someone who has not yet seen it

spoil·er

S0657200 (spoi′lər)n.1. One that spoils, especially:a. A candidate for office whose chances of winning are slight but who may get enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning.b. Sports A competitor that has no chance of winning or qualifying (as for a playoff) but defeats and thereby prevents another from doing so.c. A published piece of information that divulges a surprise, such as a plot twist in a movie.d. One who seizes spoils or booty: Odysseus, spoiler of cities.2. a. A long, narrow hinged plate on the upper surface of an airplane wing that reduces lift and increases drag when raised.b. An air deflector mounted usually at the rear of an automobile to reduce lift at high speeds.

spoiler

(ˈspɔɪlə) n1. plunderer or robber2. a person or thing that causes spoilage or corruption3. (Aeronautics) a device fitted to an aircraft wing to increase drag and reduce lift. It is usually extended into the airflow to assist descent and banking. Compare air brake²4. (Automotive Engineering) a similar device fitted to a car5. (General Sporting Terms) sport a competitor who adopts spoiling tactics, as in boxing6. (Journalism & Publishing) a magazine, newspaper, etc, produced specifically to coincide with the production of a rival magazine, newspaper, etc, in order to divert public interest and reduce its sales

spoil•er

(ˈspɔɪ lər)

n. 1. a person or thing that spoils. 2. a person who robs or ravages; plunderer. 3. a device used to break up the airflow around an aerodynamic surface, as an aircraft wing, to decrease lift and provide bank or descent control. 4. a similar device on an automobile, designed to reduce lift at high speeds. 5. any competitor or candidate who has no chance of ultimate victory but does well enough to spoil the chances of another. [1525–35]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spoiler - a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winningcampaigner, candidate, nominee - a politician who is running for public office
	2.	spoiler - someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raiderwar, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover, pirate - someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nationstealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
	3.	spoiler - someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgencecoddler, mollycoddler, pampererindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	4.	spoiler - an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speedsaerofoil, 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.	spoiler - a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase dragaerofoil, 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

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