spoiler

English Thesaurus

1. a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface, aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface,
definition	:	a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight (noun.artifact)

2. someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

3. someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	stealer, thief,
definition	:	a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it (noun.person)

hyponym	:	buccaneer, pirate, sea robber, sea rover,
definition	:	someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation (noun.person)

domain category	:	war, warfare,
definition	:	the waging of armed conflict against an enemy (noun.act)

4. a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning (noun.person)

hypernym	:	campaigner, candidate, nominee,
definition	:	a politician who is running for public office (noun.person)

5. someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence (noun.person)

derivation	:	baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil,
definition	:	treat with excessive indulgence (verb.social)

6. someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) (noun.person)

derivation	:	foray into, raid,
definition	:	enter someone else's territory and take spoils (verb.motion)

derivation	:	despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip,
definition	:	steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

derivation	:	plunder, sack,
definition	:	plunder (a town) after capture (verb.possession)

7. someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence (noun.person)

derivation	:	baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil,
definition	:	treat with excessive indulgence (verb.social)

8. someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) (noun.person)

derivation	:	foray into, raid,
definition	:	enter someone else's territory and take spoils (verb.motion)

derivation	:	despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip,
definition	:	steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

derivation	:	plunder, sack,
definition	:	plunder (a town) after capture (verb.possession)