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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spoil•er (spoi′lər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that spoils.
- a person who robs or ravages;
despoiler;
plunderer. - Aeronauticsa device used to break up the airflow around an aerodynamic surface, as an aircraft wing, in order to slow the movement through the air or to decrease the lift on the surface and, as a result, provide bank or descent control.
- Automotivea similar device for changing the airflow past a moving vehicle, often having the form of a transverse fin or blade mounted at the front or rear to reduce lift and increase traction at high speeds.
- Sporta team out of final contention that defeats a potential or favored contender and thereby thwarts its chances of winning a championship.
- Sportany competitor, entrant, or candidate who has no chance of ultimate victory but does well enough to spoil the chances of another.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spoiler /ˈspɔɪlə/ n - plunderer or robber
- a person or thing that causes spoilage or corruption
- a device fitted to an aircraft wing to increase drag and reduce lift. It is usually extended into the airflow to assist descent and banking
- a similar device fitted to a car
- a competitor who adopts spoiling tactics, as in boxing
- a magazine, newspaper, etc produced specifically to coincide with the production of a rival magazine, newspaper, etc in order to divert public interest and reduce its sales
spoil /spɔɪl/USA pronunciation v., spoiled or spoilt/spɔɪlt/USA pronunciation spoil•ing, n. v. - to (cause to) become bad or unfit for use, such as food that does not last long unless treated with cold: [no object]Too much moisture and heat will cause the food to spoil.[~ + object]to spoil the food.
- to damage or harm severely; ruin:[~ + object]The rip spoiled the delicate fabric.
- to affect in a bad or unfortunate way:[~ + object]Bad weather spoiled our vacation.
- to treat (someone) too well, as by giving too much, and thus affect his or her character in a bad way:[~ + object]Don't spoil the baby by jumping up to feed her whenever she whimpers.
n. spoils [plural] - money, property, or goods taken in war or by robbery.
Idioms- Idioms be spoiling for, [~ + object][Informal.]to be very eager for:They're spoiling for a fight.
spoil•age /ˈspɔɪlɪdʒ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] spoil•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spoil (spoil),USA pronunciation v., spoiled or spoilt, spoil•ing, n. v.t. - to damage severely or harm (something), esp. with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.:The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- to diminish or impair the quality of;
affect detrimentally:Bad weather spoiled their vacation. - to impair, damage, or harm the character or nature of (someone) by unwise treatment, excessive indulgence, etc.:to spoil a child by pampering him.
- [Archaic.]to strip (persons, places, etc.) of goods, valuables, etc.;
plunder;
pillage;
despoil. - [Archaic.]to take or seize by force.
v.i. - to become bad, or unfit for use, as food or other perishable substances;
become tainted or putrid:Milk spoils if not refrigerated. - to plunder, pillage, or rob.
- be spoiling for, [Informal.]to be very eager for;
be desirous of:It was obvious that he was spoiling for a fight.
n. - Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- the act of plundering.
- an object of plundering.
- Usually, spoils.
- Governmentthe emoluments and advantages of public office viewed as won by a victorious political party:the spoils of office.
- Governmentprizes won or treasures accumulated:a child's spoils brought home from a party.
- Miningwaste material, as that which is cast up in mining, excavating, quarrying, etc.
- an imperfectly made object, damaged during the manufacturing process.
- Old French espoille, derivative of espoillier
- Latin spoliāre to despoil, equivalent. to spoli(um) booty + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun, nominal) derivative of the verb, verbal or
- Old French espoillier
- (verb, verbal) Middle English spoilen 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disfigure, destroy, demolish, mar. Spoil, ruin, wreck agree in meaning to reduce the value, quality, usefulness, etc., of anything. Spoil is the general term:to spoil a delicate fabric.Ruin implies doing completely destructive or irreparable injury:to ruin one's health.Wreck implies a violent breaking up or demolition:to wreck oneself with drink; to wreck a building.
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