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aircraft wing with deployed spoiler (4) 
spoiler (5) on a car
See also: Spoiler
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈspɔɪ.lə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪlə(ɹ)
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
spoiler (plural spoilers)
- One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
- One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2018 February 14, Jenna Wortham, “Letter of Recommendation: Spoilers”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- 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.
- (aeronautics) A device to reduce lift and increase drag.
- (automotive) A device to reduce lift and increase downforce.
- (US, chiefly politics, sports) A competitor, unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another’s victory.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 713:
- The optimism at the opening of the talks could not be dampened even by a few spoilers.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Catalan: espòiler
- → Czech: spoiler
- → French: spoiler
- → Georgian: სპოილერი (sṗoileri)
- → German: Spoiler
- → Italian: spoiler
- → Polish: spoiler
- → Portuguese: spoiler
- → Russian: спо́йлер (spójler)
- → Spanish: spoiler
- → Turkish: spoiler
- → Ukrainian: спо́йлер (spójler)
Translations
one who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager
document, review or comment that discloses
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aeronautics: device to reduce lift
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automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce
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politics, gaming: competitor unable to win but with the power to determine the winner
trading card games: comprehensive list of objects and their characteristics
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
Verb
spoiler (third-person singular simple present spoilers, present participle spoilering, simple past and past participle spoilered)
- (transitive, fandom slang) To mark (a document or message) with a spoiler warning, to prevent readers from accidentally learning details they would prefer not to know.
- (transitive, fandom slang) To tell (a person) details of how a story ends etc.
- I've been spoilered, so I doubt I'll be able to enjoy the final episode.
Further reading
spoiler on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - spoiler (media) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- spoiler (aeronautics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- spoiler (car) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- spoiler effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English spoiler.
Pronunciation
Noun
spoiler m inan
- (aeronautics) A device to reduce lift and increase drag.
- (automotive) A device to reduce lift and increase downforce.
Declension
Further reading
- “spoiler”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
- “spoiler” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
French
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English spoiler.
Pronunciation
Noun
spoiler m (plural spoilers)
- spoiler (something that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story)
- Synonyms: (Quebec) divulgâcheur, divulgâchage, divulgâchis
Verb
spoiler
- to spoil (a story, ending, etc.)
- Synonyms: (Quebec) divulgâcher, dévoiler, révéler
Conjugation
Conjugation of spoiler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | spoiler | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | spoilant /spɔj.lɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | spoilé /spɔj.le/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | spoile /spɔjl/ |
spoiles /spɔjl/ |
spoile /spɔjl/ |
spoilons /spɔj.lɔ̃/ |
spoilez /spɔj.le/ |
spoilent /spɔjl/ |
| imperfect | spoilais /spɔj.lɛ/ |
spoilais /spɔj.lɛ/ |
spoilait /spɔj.lɛ/ |
spoilions /spɔj.ljɔ̃/ |
spoiliez /spɔj.lje/ |
spoilaient /spɔj.lɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | spoilai /spɔj.le/ |
spoilas /spɔj.la/ |
spoila /spɔj.la/ |
spoilâmes /spɔj.lam/ |
spoilâtes /spɔj.lat/ |
spoilèrent /spɔj.lɛʁ/ | |
| future | spoilerai /spɔj.lə.ʁe/ |
spoileras /spɔj.lə.ʁa/ |
spoilera /spɔj.lə.ʁa/ |
spoilerons /spɔj.lə.ʁɔ̃/ |
spoilerez /spɔj.lə.ʁe/ |
spoileront /spɔj.lə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | spoilerais /spɔj.lə.ʁɛ/ |
spoilerais /spɔj.lə.ʁɛ/ |
spoilerait /spɔj.lə.ʁɛ/ |
spoilerions /spɔj.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
spoileriez /spɔj.lə.ʁje/ |
spoileraient /spɔj.lə.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | spoile /spɔjl/ |
spoiles /spɔjl/ |
spoile /spɔjl/ |
spoilions /spɔj.ljɔ̃/ |
spoiliez /spɔj.lje/ |
spoilent /spɔjl/ |
| imperfect2 | spoilasse /spɔj.las/ |
spoilasses /spɔj.las/ |
spoilât /spɔj.la/ |
spoilassions /spɔj.la.sjɔ̃/ |
spoilassiez /spɔj.la.sje/ |
spoilassent /spɔj.las/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | spoile /spɔjl/ |
— | spoilons /spɔj.lɔ̃/ |
spoilez /spɔj.le/ |
— | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English spoiler.
Pronunciation
Noun
spoiler m (plural spoilers)
- spoiler (document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story)
- (aeronautics, automotive) spoiler
- (nautical) aft extension of the hull, increasing the floating length and reducing drag
- (sports, skiing) articulated rear part of the upper of a ski or other sports boot
- (skiing) plastic device attached to the front of downhill skis to prevent vibration or crossing
Derived terms
Polish
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English spoiler.
Pronunciation
Noun
spoiler m inan
- (aeronautics) spoiler (device to reduce lift and increase drag)
- spoiler (device to reduce lift and increase downforce)
- (colloquial, media) spoiler (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.)
Declension
Declension of spoiler
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spoiler | spoilery |
| genitive | spoilera | spoilerów |
| dative | spoilerowi | spoilerom |
| accusative | spoiler | spoilery |
| instrumental | spoilerem | spoilerami |
| locative | spoilerze | spoilerach |
| vocative | spoilerze | spoilery |
Further reading
- spoiler in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- spoiler in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- spoiler in PWN's encyclopedia
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English spoiler.
Pronunciation
Noun
spoiler m (plural spoilers)
- spoiler (document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story)
Spanish
spoilers in numbers 9 and 10, and ailerons in numbers 2 and 3 (#1)
aircraft wing with deployed spoiler (#1)
A car spoiler (#2)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English spoiler.
Pronunciation
Noun
spoiler m (plural spoilers or spoiler)
- (aeronautics) spoiler (a device to reduce lift and increase drag)
- (automotive) spoiler (a device to reduce lift and increase downforce)
- Synonym: alerón
- spoiler (document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story)
- Synonym: destripe
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Turkish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English spoiler.
Pronunciation
Noun
spoiler (definite accusative spoileri, plural spoilerler)