spoiler
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: spoiled, spooler, soiler
Antonyms: spoiled, spooler, soiler
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- One who [[spoil]]s; a [[plunderer]]; a [[pillager]]; a [[robber]]; a [[despoiler]].
- One who [[corrupts]], [[mars]], or [[render]]s [[useless]].
- A [[document]], [[review]] or [[comment]] that [[disclose]]s the ending or some key [[surprise]] or [[twist]] in a story, or the internal rules controlling the behaviour of a [[video game]], etc. {{defdate|from 1970s}}
- {{lb|en|aeronautics}} A [[device]] to reduce [[lift]] and increase [[drag]].
- {{lb|en|automotive}} A device to reduce lift and increase [[downforce]].
- {{lb|en|US|chiefly|_|politics|sports}} A [[competitor]], unable to [[win]] themselves, who spoils the chances of another’s victory.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive|fandom slang}} To mark (a document or message) with a spoiler [[warning]], to prevent readers from accidentally learning details they would prefer not to know.
- {{lb|en|transitive|fandom slang}} To tell (a person) details of how a story ends etc.
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