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spoilsport

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/
  • US: /ˈspɔɪl.spɔɹt/
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  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t

1

adj

Meaning 1

Like a spoilsport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who puts an end to others' fun, especially harmless fun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who spoils the pleasure of others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: killjoy, wet blanket, party pooper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unwelcome person, persona non grata

Narrower terms: worrier, fuss-budget, fusspot, worrywart

History

Etymology

From the verbal expression spoil sport (“ruin the amusement”).

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: aixafaguitarres — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Catalan: esgarriacries — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 潑冷水的人 /泼冷水的人 (pōlěngshuǐ de rén) — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 掃興的人 /扫兴的人 (sǎoxìng de rén) — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 煞風景的人 /煞风景的人 (shāfēngjǐng de rén) — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Czech: škarohlíd — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Czech: morous — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Danish: lyseslukker — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Dutch: pretbederver — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Dutch: spelbreker — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Dutch: spelbederver — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Estonian: tujurikkuja — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Faroese: gleðidrepari — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Finnish: ilonpilaaja — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • French: rabat-joie — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • French: trouble-fête — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Georgian: აბეზარა (abezara) — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • German: Spielverderber — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • German: Spielverderberin — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • German: Spaßverderber — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • German: Spaßverderberin — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • German: Spaßbremse — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Hebrew: מַשְׁבִּית שְׂמָחוֹת (mashbít smakhót) — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Hebrew: הורס מסיבות — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Hungarian: ünneprontó — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Icelandic: gleðispillir — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Irish: seargánach — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Irish: cnádánaí — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Italian: guastafeste — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Latin: occīsor fēstārum — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gledesdreper — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Norwegian Bokmål: festbrems — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gledesdrepar — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Plautdietsch: Spellvedoawa — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Polish: drewniak — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Polish: ponurak — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Polish: smutas — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Portuguese: desmancha-prazeres m or f estraga-prazeres — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Russian: кайфоло́м m кайфоло́мка (kajfolóm) — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Russian: обло́мщик (oblómščik) — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Russian: обло́мщица (oblómščica) — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Russian: зану́да (zanúda) — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Russian: брюзга́ (brjuzgá) — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Russian: ны́тик (nýtik) — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Russian: душни́ла (dušníla) — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Serbo-Croatian: partibrejker — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Serbo-Croatian: квариигра — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Serbo-Croatian: kvariigra — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Sicilian: scunzajocu — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Sicilian: scunza-jocu — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Spanish: cortarrollos — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Spanish: aguafiestas — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Spanish: mala onda — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Spanish: muermo — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Swedish: glädjedödare — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Tagalog: basag-trip — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Turkish: mızıkçı — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Turkish: oyunbozan — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Walloon: rabadjoye — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Welsh: surbwch — someone who puts an end to harmless fun
  • Welsh: lladdwr hwyl — someone who puts an end to harmless fun