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)
- (Quebec, rare) spoiler (prematurely revealing the plot twists of a literary work, game, etc.)
- Synonym: spoiler (common)
Related terms
Further reading
- “divulgâcheur” in the Grand Dictionnaire terminologique (GDT) of the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF, Quebec Board of the French Language).