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spoiler

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: spoiler

1
 n
someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
2
 n
a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: spoiler
1

n someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

Synonyms:
despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider
Examples:
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Khayr ad-Din
Barbary pirate (died in 1546)
Jean Laffite
French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
Sir Henry Morgan
a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)
Bartholomew Roberts
a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722)
Edward Thatch
an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
Types:
buccaneer, pirate, sea robber, sea rover
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
Barbary pirate, corsair
a pirate along the Barbary Coast
sea king
a Viking pirate chief
Type of:
stealer, thief
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

n someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence

Synonyms:
coddler, mollycoddler, pamperer
Type of:
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being

n a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning

Type of:
campaigner, candidate, nominee
a politician who is running for public office
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n a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag

Type of:
aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

n an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds

Type of:
aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
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