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SPOILER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spoiler" is a kind of...):
aerofoil; airfoil; control surface; surface (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spoiler" is a kind of...):
aerofoil; airfoil; control surface; surface (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
Synonyms:
coddler; mollycoddler; pamperer; spoiler
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spoiler" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
spoil (treat with excessive indulgence)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
Synonyms:
despoiler; freebooter; looter; pillager; plunderer; raider; spoiler
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("spoiler" is a kind of...):
stealer; thief (a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it)
Domain category:
war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spoiler"):
buccaneer; pirate; sea robber; sea rover (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("spoiler" is a kind of...):
campaigner; candidate; nominee (a politician who is running for public office)
