: one that shocks
especially
: something horrifying or offensive (such as a sensational film or work of fiction)
Examples of shocker in a Sentence
The ending of the movie is a real shocker.
Their divorce was a shocker.
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One of Wishman’s most Sapphic films is this gritty black-and-white sexploitation shocker about assassins who weasel their way into an apartment shared by two lesbians in order to kill a foreign dignitary.
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Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Tuesday’s Division 1 baseball semifinals produced a shocker.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Another shocker: Truth nearly eeked out a win with an AA of his own.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Last month, the club won a shocker that sent it to the Championship level — now one step away from the vaunted Premier League.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Tuesday’s Division 1 baseball semifinals produced a shocker.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Another shocker: Truth nearly eeked out a win with an AA of his own.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Last month, the club won a shocker that sent it to the Championship level — now one step away from the vaunted Premier League.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 May 2025
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shocker. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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