divulgâcheur

French

Etymology

Blend of divulgateur +‎ gâcheur. Proposed by the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) in 2013 as an alternative to the English borrowing spoiler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.vyl.ɡa.ʃœʁ/ ~ /di.vyl.ɡɑ.ʃœʁ/

Noun

divulgâcheur f (plural divulgâcheurs)

  1. (Quebec, rare) spoiler (prematurely revealing the plot twists of a literary work, game, etc.)
    Synonym: spoiler (common)

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