Definitions for spoilers
spoilers
spoil·er
Spelling: [spoi-ler]
IPA: /ˈspɔɪ lər/
Spoilers is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 362 anagrams from letters in spoilers (eiloprss).
Definitions for spoilers
noun
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a person or thing that spoils.
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a person who robs or ravages; despoiler; plunderer.
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Aeronautics. a device used to break up the airflow around an aerodynamic surface, as an aircraft wing, in order to slow the movement through the air or to decrease the lift on the surface and, as a result, provide bank or descent control.
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Automotive. a similar device for changing the airflow past a moving vehicle, often having the form of a transverse fin or blade mounted at the front or rear to reduce lift and increase traction at high speeds.
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Sports. a team out of final contention that defeats a potential or favored contender and thereby thwarts its chances of winning a championship.
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any competitor, entrant, or candidate who has no chance of ultimate victory but does well enough to spoil the chances of another.
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information about a plot or event in a movie, book, or show that may spoil the suspense or surprise:
Origin of spoilers
First recorded in 1525-35; spoil + -er1
Examples for spoilers
spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven't seen season five episode eight of The Walking Dead, “Coda”
spoiler: you may think twice before getting another Grande Chestnut Praline Latte.
Then, the spoiler, prompted by a ravenous maw, alleged a pretext for a quarrel.
And what the spoiler has spared, the self-styled Restorer has too often ruined.
Is there any one in the world who can flatter himself that he has escaped the spoiler?
I guess I put [one of his legends; spoiler redacted] to rest.
Fortunately, thus far, the Mondino Tablet has escaped the spoiler.
A new study claims that “spoiler” is no longer a dirty word.
I will not ride by the side of the Saxon to the feet of Edward, the son of the spoiler.
The idea of a spoiler, much like the Ewok Nanta, slain in the Battle of Endor, is dead.