spoiler
UK/ˈspɔɪ.lə//ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/
spoiler noun: one who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
Noun
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.
- 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.
- Devotees of ‘expanded universe’ books say they will publish spoilers of latest film online unless Disney studio agrees to film their favourite stories2015 December 16, Ben Child, “Rogue Star Wars fans threaten to ruin The Force Awakens via 'spoiler jihad'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2021
- 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.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 713
- Several experts do not believe Jorgensen was a Trump “spoiler” in 2020.2020 November 8, Victoria Bekiempis, “Was Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen a 'spoiler' for Trump?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2021
Verb
spoiler (third-person singular simple present spoilers, present participle spoilering, simple past and past participle 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.
spoiler meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
spoiler in Hindi
- स्पॉइलर, स्पॉयलर
spoiler in Tamil
- ஸ்பாய்லர், ஸ்போய்லர்
spoiler in Marathi
- स्पॉइलर, स्पॉयलर
spoiler in Urdu
- درانداز
More languagesFewer languages
- spoiler in Bengali
- স্পয়লার, স্পোয়লার
- spoiler in Telugu
- స్పాయిలర్, స్పాయ్లర్
- spoiler in Malayalam
- സ്പോയ്ലർ, സ്പോയിലർ
- spoiler in Kannada
- ಸ್ಪಾಯ್ಲರ್, ಸ್ಪಾಯಿಲರ್
- spoiler in Punjabi
- ਸਪੋਇਲਰ
- spoiler in Gujarati
- સ્પૉઇલર, બગાડનાર, સ્પૉયલર
- spoiler in Odia
- ସ୍ପଯ଼ଲର, ସ୍ପଯ଼ଲାର, ସ୍ପଯ଼େଲର
- spoiler in Nepali
- स्पॉइलर, स्पायलर, स्पॉयलर
- spoiler in Malay
- beberan
- spoiler in Indonesian
- beberan
- spoiler in Thai
- สปอยเลอร์ sà-bpɔɔi-lə̂ə
Examples of spoiler in a sentence
- Spoiler alert: The main character, Mark, succumbs to an illness at the end.
- Spoilers flared out from the wings, causing the plane to decelerate.
- I see that he blinged it up a bit by ordering the package with the spoiler and the alloy wheels.
Forms of spoiler
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | spoilers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | spoilers |
| present participle | spoilering |
| past participle | spoilered |
| past | spoilered |
Origin of spoiler
From spoil + -er.
Words formed from spoiler
Phrases with spoiler
Words that rhyme with spoiler
Questions about spoiler
- What does spoiler mean?
- Spoiler means one who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
- What is spoiler in Hindi?
- Spoiler in Hindi is स्पॉइलर, स्पॉयलर. See Spoiler meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is spoiler?
- Spoiler can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce spoiler?
- Spoiler is pronounced /ˈspɔɪ.lə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of spoiler?
- The plural of spoiler is spoilers.
Words near spoiler in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spoiler (page history and authors); spoiler (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spoiler (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spoiler (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spoiler (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); spoiler (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spoiler (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spoiler (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spoiler (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spoiler (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spoiler (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spoiler (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spoiler (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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