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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 spoil·er /ˈspɔɪlɚ/
 掠奪者;損壞者;腐化者;(裝在汽車上防止回形滑行的)空氣偏導器,擾流器;能奪走足夠選票從而使另一侯選人落選的侯選人

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Spoil·er n.
 1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
 2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 spoiler
      n 1: a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw
           enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates
           from winning
      2: someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn: plunderer,
          pillager, looter, despoiler, raider, freebooter]
      3: someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence [syn:
         pamperer, coddler, mollycoddler]
      4: an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at
         high speeds
      5: a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing
         that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag