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Meaning of spoiler

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  spoiler
      n 1: a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw
           enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from
           winning
      2: someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn:
         {plunderer}, {pillager}, {looter}, {spoiler}, {despoiler},
         {raider}, {freebooter}]
      3: someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence [syn:
         {pamperer}, {spoiler}, {coddler}, {mollycoddler}]
      4: an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at
         high speeds
      5: a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing
         that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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