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spoiler

spoiler definition

spoiler (-ər)

noun

a person or thing that spoils
a person or group having little chance of winning that engages in a contest and spoils or alters the other participants' chances of success
any projecting device serving to break up airflow around a body; specif., a movable flap on the upper side of an airplane wing for increasing drag and decreasing lift

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