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spoiler

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Noun

  1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
  2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
  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.
  4. A device to reduce lift and increase drag.
  5. A device to reduce lift and increase downforce.
  6. A competitor, unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another’s victory.

Verb

  1. To mark (a document or message) with a spoiler warning, to prevent readers from accidentally learning details they would prefer not to know.
  2. To tell (a person) details of how a story ends etc.

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