spoiler
(noun) a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
spoiler
(noun) an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds
pamperer, spoiler, coddler, mollycoddler
(noun) someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter
(noun) someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
spoiler
(noun) a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spoiler (plural 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.
(aeronautics) A device to reduce lift.
(automobiles) A device to reduce lift and increase downforce
(US, chiefly politics, sports) An individual (or organisation etc.), unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another's victory.
spoiler (third-person singular simple present spoilers, present participle spoilering, simple past and past participle spoilered)
(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.
(transitive, fandom slang) To tell (a person) details of how a story ends etc.
• slopier
Source: Wiktionary
Spoil"er, n.
1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
