spoiler

Universal Words noun 1 a part of an aircraft's wing that can be raised in order to interrupt the flow of air over it and so slow the aircraft's speed 2 a raised part on a fast car that prevents it from being lifted off the road when travelling very fast: rear / front spoilers 3 (especially AmE) a candidate for a political office who is unlikely to win but who may get enough votes to prevent one of the main candidates from winning 4 a person or thing that spoils sth 5 a newspaper story, book, etc. that is produced very quickly in order to take attention away from a competitor's one that appears at the same time