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spoiler
- /ˈspɔɪ.lə/ UK
- /ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔɪlə(ɹ)
noun spoilers
- One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
- One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
- 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.
- A device to reduce lift and increase drag.
- A device to reduce lift and increase downforce.
- A competitor, unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another’s victory. The optimism at the opening of the talks could not be dampened even by a few spoilers.
verb spoilers · spoilering · spoilered
- To mark (a document or message) with a spoiler warning, to prevent readers from accidentally learning details they would prefer not to know.
- To tell (a person) details of how a story ends etc. I've been spoilered, so I doubt I'll be able to enjoy the final episode.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pillager, plunderer, despoiler, looter, raider, freebooter, ruiner, diffuser, baffle, doter, vent, screen, duct, louver, gutter, deflector
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noun automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
| Español | espóiler, alerón, spoiler |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스포일러 seupoilleo |
| 日本語 | スポイラー supoirā |
| 中文 | 導流板 /导流板 dǎoliúbǎn |
| Português | spoiler, aerofólio |
| Français | aileron, spoiler |
| Deutsch | Spoiler |
| Italiano | alettone |
| Ελληνικά | αεροτομή aerotomí |
| Русский | спо́йлер spójler, антикрыло́ antikryló |
noun document, review or comment that discloses
| Español | espóiler, destripe, destripamiento, spoiler |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스포일러 seupoilleo, 스포 seupo |
| 日本語 | ネタバレ netabare |
| 中文 | 劇情透露 /剧情透露 jùqíng tòulù, 劇透 /剧透 jùtòu |
| Português | spoiler |
| Français | spoiler, divulgâchage, divulgâchis |
| Deutsch | Spoiler |
| Italiano | spoiler |
| Русский | спо́йлер spójler |
| العربية | حَرْق ḥarq, سبويلر sbōylar |
| עברית | קלקלן kalkelan |
noun aeronautics: device to reduce lift
| 한국어 | 스포일러 seupoilleo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | スポイラー supoirā |
| Português | spoiler, speedbrake |
| Français | destructeur de portance, spoiler |
| Deutsch | Störklappe |
| Русский | спо́йлер spójler |
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title = {spoiler},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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