spoiler
See also: Spoiler
English edit
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈspɔɪ.lə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪlə(ɹ)
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Noun edit
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. [from 1970s]
- 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.
- 2015 December 16, Ben Child, “Rogue Star Wars fans threaten to ruin The Force Awakens via 'spoiler jihad'”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Devotees of ‘expanded universe’ books say they will publish spoilers of latest film online unless Disney studio agrees to film their favourite stories
- (aeronautics) A device to reduce lift and increase drag.
- (automotive) A device to reduce lift and increase downforce.
- (US, chiefly politics, sports) An individual (or organisation etc.), unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another's victory.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus, published 2010, page 713:
- The optimism at the opening of the talks could not be dampened even by a few spoilers.
- 2020 November 8, Victoria Bekiempis, “Was Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen a 'spoiler' for Trump?”, in The Guardian[3]:
- Several experts do not believe Jorgensen was a Trump “spoiler” in 2020.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: espòiler
- → French: spoiler
- → German: Spoiler, → spoilern
- → Portuguese: spoiler
- → Spanish: spoiler
- → Russian: спойлер (spojler)
Translations edit
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: individual 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.
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Verb edit
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 edit
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 edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English spoiler.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
spoiler
- to spoil (a story, ending, etc.)
- Synonyms: (Quebec) divulgâcher, dévoiler, révéler
Conjugation edit
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 [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English spoiler.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English spoiler.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spoiler m (plural spoilers)
- spoiler (document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story)
Spanish edit
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 edit
Unadapted borrowing from English spoiler.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈspoileɾ/ [ˈspoi̯.leɾ], /esˈpoileɾ/ [esˈpoi̯.leɾ]
- Rhymes: -oileɾ
- Syllabification: spoi‧ler
Noun edit
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 edit
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 edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spoiler (definite accusative spoileri, plural spoilerler)