1
: one that corks containers (such as bottles)
2
: one that is excellent or remarkable
Examples of corker in a Sentence
Last week's episode was good, but this one is a real corker!
that last race was a real corker!
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Styled by Max Ortega September 3, 2024 HIGH AND MIGHTY
Understatement has its merits, but so too does a bolt of pure whimsy—just ask model Abby Champion (near right) and her corker of a Stefan Cooke hat; stefancooke.co.uk.
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Sean Thomas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
Understatement has its merits, but so too does a bolt of pure whimsy—just ask model Abby Champion (near right) and her corker of a Stefan Cooke hat; stefancooke.co.uk.
—Sean Thomas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
The climactic shoot-out, which goes on for 25 incredible minutes, is an absolute corker.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
The brainy story pits 007 against two of his most fearsome adversaries: Robert Shaw's stocky hitman Red Grant, whose Orient Express showdown is a slow-burn corker, and Bertolt Brecht veteran Lotte Lenya (of ''Mack the Knife'' fame) as unforgettable shoe-dagger-wielding Rosa Klebb.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
The traffic corkers said a man later identified as Smith politely approached the traffic corkers and asked several questions while walking past, before returning in a hot and inexplicable rage 20 minutes later.
—oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2023
Movie four is a corker.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2022
Granted, a very wordy 78-minute album offers plenty of opportune time to explore lust gone right and love gone wrong, and there are some corkers in that regard.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
Sotheby’s has picked a corker of a collection to lead its Hong Kong wine auctions this spring.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023
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Sean Thomas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
Understatement has its merits, but so too does a bolt of pure whimsy—just ask model Abby Champion (near right) and her corker of a Stefan Cooke hat; stefancooke.co.uk.
—Sean Thomas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
The climactic shoot-out, which goes on for 25 incredible minutes, is an absolute corker.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
The brainy story pits 007 against two of his most fearsome adversaries: Robert Shaw's stocky hitman Red Grant, whose Orient Express showdown is a slow-burn corker, and Bertolt Brecht veteran Lotte Lenya (of ''Mack the Knife'' fame) as unforgettable shoe-dagger-wielding Rosa Klebb.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
The traffic corkers said a man later identified as Smith politely approached the traffic corkers and asked several questions while walking past, before returning in a hot and inexplicable rage 20 minutes later.
—oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2023
Movie four is a corker.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2022
Granted, a very wordy 78-minute album offers plenty of opportune time to explore lust gone right and love gone wrong, and there are some corkers in that regard.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
Sotheby’s has picked a corker of a collection to lead its Hong Kong wine auctions this spring.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023
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“Corker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corker. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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corker
noun
cork·er
ˈkȯr-kər 
1
: one that corks containers
2
: an outstanding person or thing
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