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US
/ˈspɔɪɫɝ/
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[ UK /spˈɔɪlɐ/ ]
[ UK /spˈɔɪlɐ/ ]
NOUN
- someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
- a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
- a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
- someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
- an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds
How To Use spoiler In A Sentence
- When it found one, it would automatically tweet them back with a plot spoiler. Times, Sunday Times
- ducktail" was barely visible from the cabin, standing in sharp contrast to the GT3's rear spoiler that dominates - and obstructs - the rearward view. Autoblog
- The mild makeover has given the face a hint more edge, with chrome mesh grille and lower mesh spoiler with fog lamps. The Sun
- Having said which, the goddesses Thetis, Athena, Hera and indeed the Trojan women, Hecuba and Andromache (and to an extent Helen) are all interesting characters in their own rights; as are most of the men, several of whom (this is hardly a spoiler) get horribly killed off during the conflict. March Books 17) The Iliad, by Homer
- Britney Spears is being forced to give custody of her children to man-whore/baby-mama maker/Britney despoiler/my idol Kevin Federline. Archive 2007-10-01
- I have a feeling this subject is going to be even touchier than the speculation that surrounded the cast of the now defunct JLA movie, so let the battle begin in the comment section, or over in the Major Spoilers Movie Forum. via Hollywood Reporter Akira Getting Live Action Treatment | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
- Star Trek phaser replica is set to stunning | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News Star Trek phaser replica is set to stunning | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
- Where four million people disported themselves, the wild wolves roam to-day, and the savage progeny of our loins, with prehistoric weapons, defend themselves against the fanged despoilers. Page 7
- Not to give away spoilers but it was the Finn who took double gold in Calgary. The Sun
- But we have what we call a rear spoiler on the deck lid that the air comes over the back glass and it hits that spoiler and it drives the back end to the ground. Oral History Interview with Junior Johnson, June 4, 1988. Interview C-0053. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)