pirate vs spoiler

spoiler vs pirate

pirate and spoiler both are nouns.

pirate is a verb but spoiler is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pirate	Yes	No	Yes	No
spoiler	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spoiler is a hypernym of pirate; that is, spoiler is a word with a broader meaning than pirate:

pirate: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
spoiler: someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

Other hypernyms of pirate include despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider.

pirate (noun)	spoiler (noun)
a ship that is manned by pirates	a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation	an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
	a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence

pirate (verb)	spoiler (verb)
take arbitrarily or by force
copy illegally; of published material

Difference between pirate and spoiler

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