spoiler

Information that reveals an important part of a story before you read or watch it.

• Please don’t share any spoilers.
• The review contains a spoiler about the ending.
• I avoided spoilers until I had watched the final episode.

Similar words: plot reveal

Common phrases: spoiler alert, contain a spoiler, avoid a spoiler

A part fitted to a vehicle that changes airflow to help keep it pressed against the road.

• The car has a rear spoiler.
• They fitted a spoiler to improve stability at high speeds.
• This racing car’s spoiler pushes its rear wheels toward the road.

Common phrases: rear spoiler, car spoiler, fit a spoiler

A moving part on an aircraft wing that reduces lift and helps the aircraft slow down.

• The pilot raised the spoilers.
• A wing spoiler helps reduce the aircraft’s speed.
• The spoilers deployed as the plane touched the runway.

Common phrases: wing spoiler, deploy a spoiler, aircraft spoiler

A person who ruins things, especially by stealing or destroying other people’s property.

• The invaders were ruthless spoilers.
• A greedy spoiler carried away the village’s treasures.
• The poem describes war as a spoiler of peaceful lives.

Similar words: plunderer, pillager, despoiler

Common phrases: spoiler of something, merciless spoiler, greedy spoiler

To tell someone important story details before they read or watch the story.

• Please don’t spoiler me.
• Someone spoilered me about the ending yesterday.
• Have you already been spoilered by that review?

How to use it: spoiler someone about something (Please don’t spoiler me about the final episode.)

Similar words: spoil

Common phrases: spoiler someone, spoiler someone about something