spoiler
noun/ˈspɔɪlə(r)/
/ˈspɔɪlər/
- a part of an aircraft’s wing that can be raised in order to interrupt the flow of air over it and so slow the aircraft’s speedTopics Transport by airc2
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- a raised part on a fast car that prevents it from being lifted off the road when travelling very fastTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
- (especially North American English) a candidate for a political office who is unlikely to win but who may get enough votes to prevent one of the main candidates from winning
- a person or thing that intends or is intended to stop somebody/something being successfulTopics Difficulty and failurec2
- information that you are given about what is going to happen in a film, television series, etc. before it is shown to the public
- Warning: this review contains spoilers.
- a news story, book, etc. that is produced very quickly in order to take attention away from one produced by a competitor that appears at the same time
- The paper ran a spoiler.
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