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spoil⋅sport
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ˈspɔɪlˌspɔrt
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-ˌspoʊrt
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–noun
a person whose selfish or unsportsmanlike attitudes or actions spoil the pleasure of others, as in a game or social gathering.
Origin:
1815–25;
from phrase
spoil the sport
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spoil·sport
(spoil'spôrt', -spōrt')
n. One who mars the pleasure of others.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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[spoil-spawrt, -spohrt] 
(spoil'spôrt', -spōrt')