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shocker

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. shocker (noun)
  2. electric shocker (noun)
  3. shilling shocker (noun)

shock·er

noun \ˈshä-kər\

Definition of SHOCKER

: one that shocks; especially : something horrifying or offensive (as a sensational film or work of fiction)
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Examples of SHOCKER

  1. The ending of the movie is a real shocker.
  2. Their divorce was a shocker.

First Known Use of SHOCKER

circa 1824

Rhymes with SHOCKER

blocker, clocker, cocker, docker, hocker, knocker, locker, makar, mocker, rocker, soccer, stocker

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