spoiler Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Spoil"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
  2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.

Webster 1913