spoiler

spoil·er  (spoilr)

n.

1. One who seizes spoils or booty.

2. Something that causes spoilage.

3.

a. A long, narrow hinged plate on the upper surface of an airplane wing that reduces lift and increases drag when raised.

b. An air deflector mounted usually at the rear of an automobile to reduce lift at high speeds.

4. A candidate for office whose chances of winning are slight but who may get enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning.

5. A published piece of information that divulges a surprise, such as a plot twist in a movie.

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spoiler

Noun

1. a device fitted to an aircraft wing to increase drag and reduce lift

2. a similar device fitted to a car

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spoiler - a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning campaigner, candidate, nominee - a politician who is running for public office
	2.	spoiler - someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover, pirate - someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
	3.	spoiler - someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence coddler, mollycoddler, pamperer individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	4.	spoiler - an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
	5.	spoiler - a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight