Spoiler
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
(2): ( n.) One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
King James Dictionary [2]
Spoiler n.
1. A plunderer a pillager a robber. 2. One that corrupts, mars or renders useless.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
spoil´ẽr ( השּׁדד , ha - shōdhēdh , "the spoiler"): A favorite expression of the prophet Jeremiah by which he describes generally the enemies that invade and devastate a country - with special reference to enemies that invade Judah ( Jeremiah 12:12; Jeremiah 15:8 ); to enemies who devastate Moab ( Jeremiah 48:8 , Jeremiah 48:18 ); to enemies from the North who are to assail Babylon ( Jeremiah 51:48 ), and in one case ( Jeremiah 6:26 ) to Nebuchadrezzar making an irresistible advance upon Jerusalem. the American Standard Revised Version uniformly renders "destroyer."
