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Definition of Spoilsport
1. Noun. Someone who spoils the pleasure of others.
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Persona Non Grata, Unwelcome Person
Specialized synonyms: Fuss-budget, Fusspot, Worrier, Worrywart
Definition of Spoilsport
1. Noun. Someone who puts an end to other's fun, especially harmless fun. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spoilsport
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spoilsport
Literary usage of Spoilsport
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Global Infatuation: Explorations in Transnational Publishing and Texts : the by Eva Hemmungs Wirtén (1998)
"... [the only dirt in the cup], comes very close to the original - but where the
translator instead settles for "spoilsport:" "sa vitt jag kan forsta ar den ..."
2. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1914)
"And, perhaps, it is not too "spoilsport" to observe that three days and two nights
means about sixty-four hours and that Vathek does not extend beyond about ..."
3. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Addle - pot (common), a spoilsport ; a mar-all. Adept (thieves), a pickpocket,
a conjuror. An ,i/,-/-< must be one of an audacious spirit with a nimble ..."
4. Frank: A Sequel to Frank in Early Lessons by Maria Edgeworth (1822)
"My mother is not a coward," said Frank," and I do not know what you mean by a
spoilsport." Tom laughed in an insulting manner: but the squire said, ..."
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