: 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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By Jenna Ryu April 30, 2025 Everybody poops—no shocker there.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 30 Apr. 2025
Good thing her sister Harper (Jessy Yates) is on staff — though, shocker, Harper has her own source of traumatic story fuel.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
Please read every last word of this shocker, including the emojis.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Two days into the 2025 NFL Draft, easily the biggest shocker around the league is Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, son of Hall of Fame two-way star Deion Sanders, still being on the board.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2025
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 30 Apr. 2025
Good thing her sister Harper (Jessy Yates) is on staff — though, shocker, Harper has her own source of traumatic story fuel.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
Please read every last word of this shocker, including the emojis.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Two days into the 2025 NFL Draft, easily the biggest shocker around the league is Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, son of Hall of Fame two-way star Deion Sanders, still being on the board.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shocker. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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