spoiler[noun]Synonyms: marauder, depredator, despoiler, pillager, plunderer, raider, ravager, ravisher, sacker, spoliator
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
spoil‧er /ˈspɔɪlə $ -ər/
noun [countable] [
Word Family: noun: spoils,
spoil,
spoiler;
verb:
spoil;
adjective:
SPOILT/SPOILED ≠
UNSPOILT/UNSPOILED]
1. CAR a raised part on a racing car that prevents the car from lifting off the road at high speeds
2. PLANE part of an aircraft wing that can be lifted up to slow the plane down
3. PREVENT SUCCESS someone or something that prevents another person or thing from being successful
4. TEAM American English a person or team that spoils another’s winning record
5. SURPRISE a message or report that is intended to ruin the surprising part of a popular film, book etc by telling people about the surprise before they see or read it
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲