Antonyms for spoiler

Grammar : Noun

Spell : spoi-ler

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɔɪ lər

Definition of spoiler

Origin : 1530s, "one who robs or plunders," agent noun from spoil. Meaning "one who mars another's chance at victory" is attested from 1950 in U.S. politics, perhaps from boxing. Aeronautics sense is from 1928, because it destroys the "lift" on the plane; transferred to structures serving a similar purpose on speedboats (1957) and motor vehicles (1963). Meaning "information about the plot of a movie, etc., which might 'spoil' it for one who has not seen it" is attested by 1982.

As in looter : noun thief
As in bungler : noun person who blunders
As in buccaneer : noun robber
As in plunderer : noun robber

Example sentences :

And what the Spoiler has spared, the self-styled Restorer has too often ruined.
Extract from : « Holbein » by Beatrice Fortescue

Fortunately, thus far, the Mondino Tablet has escaped the spoiler.
Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh

Is there any one in the world who can flatter himself that he has escaped the spoiler?
Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre

I will not ride by the side of the Saxon to the feet of Edward, the son of the spoiler.
Extract from : « Harold, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Then, the spoiler, prompted by a ravenous maw, alleged a pretext for a quarrel.
Extract from : « The Fables of Phdrus » by Phaedrus

They were as sheep without a shepherd, a prey to every spoiler and evil designer.
Extract from : « The Lumberjack Sky Pilot » by Thomas D. Whittles

What had she or I done to you that you should come as a spoiler to the fold?
Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood

The hand of the spoiler has in many cases completed the work of devastation.
Extract from : « The Catacombs of Rome » by William Henry Withrow

When the spoiler is abroad, he does not pause to choose his victims.
Extract from : « The College, the Market, and the Court » by Caroline H. Dall

Unless it be dispelled, Anahuac must remain the prey of the spoiler.
Extract from : « The Fair God » by Lew Wallace

Synonyms for spoiler

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