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Spoiler
//ˈspɔɪ.lɚ// noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
- 2 a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag wordnet
- 3 One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
- 4 an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds wordnet
- 5 A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story, or the internal rules controlling the behaviour of a video game, etc.
"Good netiquette dictates that one warn of spoilers before discussing them, so that readers who wish to do so may experience the surprises for themselves."
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- 6 someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence wordnet
- 7 A device to reduce lift and increase drag.
- 8 someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) wordnet
- 9 A device to reduce lift and increase downforce.
- 10 a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning wordnet
- 11 A competitor, unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another’s victory. US
"The optimism at the opening of the talks could not be dampened even by a few spoilers."
Verb
- 1 To mark (a document or message) with a spoiler warning, to prevent readers from accidentally learning details they would prefer not to know. slang, transitive
- 2 To tell (a person) details of how a story ends etc. slang, transitive
"I've been spoilered, so I doubt I'll be able to enjoy the final episode."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From spoil + -er.
Etymology 2
From spoil + -er.
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