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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who or that which puts an end to pleasure; one who spoils the enjoyment of others.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person; a spoilsport.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Alternative spelling of killjoy.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who spoils the pleasure of others

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