spoiler
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: aeronautics
aerospace
automotive
business
engineering
government
hobbies
lifestyle
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
sports
transport
vehicles
Etymology: Etymology tree
Latin spolium
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin spoliāre
Old French espoillierbor.
Middle English spoilen
English spoil
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English spoiler
From spoil + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: spoilers
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: spoilers
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: spoilering
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: spoilered
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: spoilered
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
pos: noun
gloss: One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
pos: noun
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
examples: 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 stories
TV shows and movies are a rare form of atemporality, and in an ever-changing, always-on world, spoilers feel irrefutable — sheer access to them gives the illusion of control.
gloss: A device to reduce lift and increase drag.
pos: noun
gloss: A device to reduce lift and increase downforce.
pos: noun
gloss: A competitor, unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another’s victory.
pos: noun
tags: US
examples: The optimism at the opening of the talks could not be dampened even by a few spoilers.
Several experts do not believe Jorgensen was a Trump “spoiler” in 2020.
Shortly thereafter, came a torrent of nearly identical political fliers seemingly intended to siphon away support from Democratic candidates by tricking voters into casting their ballots for purported spoiler candidates who demonstrated no real interest in getting elected. […] Candidates for a state senate seat race in South Florida in which a spoiler appeared to help Republican challenger Ileana Garcia unseat incumbent Democrat Jose Javier Rodriguez.
gloss: To mark (a document or message) with a spoiler warning, to prevent readers from accidentally learning details they would prefer not to know.
pos: verb
tags: slang
transitive
gloss: To tell (a person) details of how a story ends etc.
pos: verb
tags: slang
transitive
examples: I've been spoilered, so I doubt I'll be able to enjoy the final episode.
Derived words: Q spoiler
spoilerage
spoiler ahead
spoiler alert
spoiler effect
spoilerette
spoilerific
spoileron
spoiler space
spoilervirgin
spoilerwhore
spoilery
unspoiler
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: спо́йлер
roman: spójler
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 導流板 /导流板
roman: dǎoliúbǎn
lang: Czech
word: spoiler
lang: Finnish
word: spoileri
lang: French
word: aileron
lang: French
word: spoiler
lang: German
word: Spoiler
lang: Greek
word: αεροτομή
roman: aerotomí
lang: Italian
word: alettone
lang: Japanese
word: スポイラー
roman: supoirā
lang: Korean
word: 스포일러
roman: seupoilleo
lang: Polish
word: spoiler
lang: Portuguese
word: spoiler
lang: Portuguese
word: aerofólio
lang: Russian
word: спо́йлер
roman: spójler
lang: Russian
word: антикрыло́
roman: antikryló
lang: Spanish
word: espóiler
lang: Spanish
word: alerón
lang: Spanish
word: spoiler
lang: Swedish
word: spoiler
lang: Thai
word: สปอยเลอร์
roman: sà-bpɔɔi-lə̂ə