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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Spoiler

/(spoil"ẽr)/ · Spoil·er · IPA /ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/
01 n. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
  1. 1.
    One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
  2. 2.
    One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
  3. 3.
    A device attached to the wing of an airplane or other airfoil, which breaks the smooth flow of air during flight and decreases the lift of the airfoil; -- used to control the attitude of the airplane during banking or descent.(Aeronautics)
  4. 4.
    A device attached to a car to decrease lift and increase traction, usually shaped as a flat surface and attached above the rear of the car, and working on the same principal as the aircraft spoiler{3}.