spoiler

English

Etymology

From spoil +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪlə(r)

Noun

spoiler (plural spoilers)

1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
3. A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise, or twist in a story.

   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.

4. (aeronautics) A device to reduce lift.
5. (automotive) A device to reduce lift and increase downforce
6. (US, chiefly politics, sports) An individual (or organisation etc.), unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another's victory.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 713:

     The optimism at the opening of the talks could not be dampened even by a few spoilers.

7. (trading card games) A comprehensive list of objects and their characteristics.

Derived terms

• spoiler space

Translations

document, review or comment

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 劇情透露 (cmn), 剧情透露 (cmn) (jùqíng tòulù), 劇透 (cmn), 剧透 (cmn) (jùtòu)

• Finnish: ilonpilaaja (fi), juonipaljastus (fi)

• French: spoiler (fr) m
• German: Spoiler (de) m
• Japanese: ネタバレ (ja) (netabare)
• Russian: спойлер (ru) (spójler) m 

aeronautics: device to reduce lift

• Finnish: spoileri (fi)
• French: destructeur de portance (fr) m, spoiler (fr) m
• Japanese: スポイラー (ja) (supoirā)

• Korean: 스포일러 (ko) (seupoilleo)
• Russian: спойлер (ru) (spójler) m 

automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 導流板 (cmn), 导流板 (cmn) (dǎoliúbǎn)

• Finnish: spoileri (fi)
• French: aileron (fr) m, spoiler (fr) m

• German: Spoiler (de) m
• Japanese: スポイラー (ja) (supoirā)
• Korean: 스포일러 (ko) (seupoilleo)
• Russian: спойлер (ru) (spójler) m , антикрыло (ru) (antikryló) n 

politics, gaming: individual unable to win but with the power to determine the winner

trading card games: comprehensive list of objects and their characteristics

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Translations to be checked

• French: déporteur (2), béquet/becquet (3) spoiler (3)
• Spanish: adelanto

External links

• Spoiler (disambiguation) on Wikipedia. Wikipedia
• Spoiler (media) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Spoiler (media)
• Spoiler (aeronautics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Spoiler (aeronautics)
• Spoiler (automotive) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Spoiler (automotive)
• Spoiler effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Spoiler effect