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1. (n.) spoiler
a person or thing that spoils.
2. spoiler
a person who robs or ravages; plunderer.
3. spoiler
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. spoiler
a similar device on an automobile, designed to reduce lift at high speeds.
5. spoiler
any competitor or candidate who has no chance of ultimate victory but does well enough to spoil the chances of another.
Etymology: (1525–35)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) spoiler
a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
2. (noun) plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter
someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
3. (noun) pamperer, spoiler, coddler, mollycoddler
someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
4. (noun) spoiler
an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds
5. (noun) spoiler
a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) spoiler
one who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler
2. (noun) spoiler
one who corrupts, mars, or renders useless
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. spoiler
[Usenet] 1. A remark which reveals important plot elements from books or
movies, thus denying the reader (of the article) the proper suspense when
reading the book or watching the movie. 2. Any remark which telegraphs the solution of a problem or puzzle,
thus denying the reader the pleasure of working out the correct answer (see
also interesting). Either sense readily forms
compounds like total spoiler,
quasi-spoiler and even pseudo-spoiler. By convention, articles which are spoilers in either sense should
contain the word ‘spoiler’ in the Subject: line, or guarantee
via various tricks that the answer appears only after several screens-full
of warning, or conceal the sensitive information via
rot13, spoiler space or some
combination of these techniques.
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