noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈspɔɪ.lə/
US:/ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/
rhymes with -ɔɪlə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET:S P OY1 L ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A device to reduce lift and increase drag.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: campaigner, candidate, nominee
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin spolium Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin spoliāre Old French espoillierbor. Middle English spoilen English spoil Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English spoiler From spoil + -er.
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
грабител
(grabitel)
— one who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager
Finnish:
ryöväri
— one who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager
Finnish:
ryöstäjä
— one who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager
Irish:
creachadóir
— one who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager
Sicilian:
spogghia-morti
— one who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager
Ottoman Turkish:
چاپولجی
(çapulcu)
— one who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager
Ottoman Turkish:
پلاچقهجی
(plaçkacı)
— one who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager
Finnish:
pilaaja
— one who corrupts, mars, or renders useless
Catalan:
filtració
— document, review or comment that discloses
Catalan:
espòiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Chinese Mandarin:
劇情透露 /剧情透露
(jùqíng tòulù)
— document, review or comment that discloses
Chinese Mandarin:
劇透 /剧透
(jùtòu)
— document, review or comment that discloses
Czech:
spoiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Danish:
spoiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Dutch:
spoiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Finnish:
ilonpilaaja
— document, review or comment that discloses
Finnish:
juonipaljastus
— document, review or comment that discloses
Finnish:
spoileri
— document, review or comment that discloses
French:
spoiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
French:
divulgâchage
— document, review or comment that discloses
French:
divulgâchis
— document, review or comment that discloses
German:
Spoiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Hebrew:
קלקלן
(kalkelan)
— document, review or comment that discloses
Hungarian:
spoiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Hungarian:
rontóc
— document, review or comment that discloses
Indonesian:
beberan
— document, review or comment that discloses
Italian:
spoiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Japanese:
ネタバレ
(netabare)
— document, review or comment that discloses
Korean:
스포일러
(seupoilleo)
— document, review or comment that discloses
Korean:
스포
(seupo)
— document, review or comment that discloses
Malay:
beberan
— document, review or comment that discloses
Norwegian Bokmål:
spoiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Polish:
spoiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Portuguese:
spoiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Russian:
спо́йлер
(spójler)
— document, review or comment that discloses
Sicilian:
sbilata
— document, review or comment that discloses
Sicilian:
scummigghiata
— document, review or comment that discloses
Spanish:
espóiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Spanish:
destripe
— document, review or comment that discloses
Spanish:
destripamiento
— document, review or comment that discloses
Spanish:
spoiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Swedish:
spoiler
— document, review or comment that discloses
Thai:
สปอยเลอร์
(sà-bpɔɔi-lə̂ə)
— document, review or comment that discloses
Ukrainian:
спо́йлер
(spójler)
— document, review or comment that discloses
Bulgarian:
спо́йлер
(spójler)
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
Finnish:
spoileri
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
French:
destructeur de portance
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
French:
spoiler
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
German:
Störklappe
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
Japanese:
スポイラー
(supoirā)
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
Kazakh:
спойлер
(spoiler)
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
Korean:
스포일러
(seupoilleo)
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
Polish:
spoiler
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
Portuguese:
spoiler
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
Portuguese:
speedbrake
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
Russian:
спо́йлер
(spójler)
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
Thai:
สปอยเลอร์
(sà-bpɔɔi-lə̂ə)
— aeronautics: device to reduce lift
Bulgarian:
спо́йлер
(spójler)
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Chinese Mandarin:
導流板 /导流板
(dǎoliúbǎn)
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Czech:
spoiler
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Finnish:
spoileri
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
French:
aileron
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
French:
spoiler
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
German:
Spoiler
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Greek:
αεροτομή
(aerotomí)
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Italian:
alettone
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Japanese:
スポイラー
(supoirā)
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Korean:
스포일러
(seupoilleo)
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Polish:
spoiler
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Portuguese:
spoiler
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Portuguese:
aerofólio
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Russian:
спо́йлер
(spójler)
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Russian:
антикрыло́
(antikryló)
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Spanish:
espóiler
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Spanish:
alerón
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Spanish:
spoiler
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Swedish:
spoiler
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
Thai:
สปอยเลอร์
(sà-bpɔɔi-lə̂ə)
— automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
