1
: one that corks containers (such as bottles)
2
: one that is excellent or remarkable
Synonyms
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!
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Tremblay's corker of a tale also brings out the director's more classical tastes, exemplified by Herdís Stefánsdóttir's old-school suspense score and instantly established via a retro Universal vanity card and the lost art of the opening credits sequence.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 1 Feb. 2023
The level of competitor is very high, daily challenges have been well-designed and the first elimination was a corker.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
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
Tremblay's corker of a tale also brings out the director's more classical tastes, exemplified by Herdís Stefánsdóttir's old-school suspense score and instantly established via a retro Universal vanity card and the lost art of the opening credits sequence.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 1 Feb. 2023
The level of competitor is very high, daily challenges have been well-designed and the first elimination was a corker.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'corker.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to corker
Dictionary Entries Near corker
Cite this Entry
“Corker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corker. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
corker
noun
cork·er
ˈkȯr-kər 
1
: one that corks containers
2
: an outstanding person or thing
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share