spoiler
part of speech
noun (a spoiler, spoilers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A spoiler is information that tells you what happens in a story, film or game, especially the ending, before you have seen it. tree →
2) A spoiler on a car or plane is a flat part that changes the air flow to keep it steady or slow it down. tree →
3) (politics) A spoiler is a candidate who cannot win but takes votes away from another candidate. tree →
4) A spoiler is someone who spoils things for others. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the prophets it means a robber or destroyer, an enemy who attacks and plunders a land. Interpretation: The prophets read such invaders as tools of God's justice, and even mighty Babylon is warned that spoilers will one day come to it too. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and online, people write «spoiler alert!» before giving away an ending, so others can stop reading. In science and design, spoilers on race cars push them down onto the road. Phrases: «spoiler alert», «no spoilers», «spoiler-free review», «rear spoiler».
examples
- A grievous vision is declared unto me: 'The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. (Prophets ISA.21.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from Me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.51.53, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual; (Prophets 1SA.13.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- No spoilers, please, I haven't finished the book! tree →
- Spoiler alert: the wolf does not get the pigs. tree →
- My brother told me the ending, what a spoiler. tree →
- The racing car has a big spoiler at the back. tree →
- Planes raise spoilers on the wings to slow down after landing. tree →
- This review is spoiler-free. tree →
- Don't be a spoiler, let her guess the answer. tree →
note
Countable: a spoiler, spoilers. From the verb «spoil». Be kind online: mark spoilers so you don't ruin a story for others.
In the corpora
- A grievous vision is declared unto me: 'The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth.
- A spoiler is when someone tells you the ending before you get there.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «spoiler» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.