corker

1 of 2

noun (1)

cork·​er ˈkȯr-kər 

1

: one that corks containers (such as bottles)

2

: one that is excellent or remarkable

corcir

2 of 2

noun (2)

cor·​cir

ˈkȯ(r)kə(r)

variants or corke

ˈkȯ(ə)rk, 

-ȯ(ə)k

or corker

ˈkȯ(r)kə(r) 

plural -s

: archil sense 3

Synonyms of corker

Noun (1)

• beauty
• dream
• humdinger
• beaut
• peach
• snorter
• doozy
• marvel
• ripper
• phenomenon
• wonder
• something else
• sockdolager
• gem
• ripsnorter

Examples of corker in a Sentence

Noun (1)

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

Noun

Of course all the business between Patricia and the Boogeyman is just an excuse for Widow’s Bay to stage a corker of a send-up of 1978’s Halloween and slasher movies of its ilk. — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2026

The corker: Of that total, AI accounts for $26.5 trillion or 93%. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 May 2026

Still, the opening episode is a corker. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026

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, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026

Penned by Aaron Sorkin, this corker of a suspense film stars Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon and more. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025

The second number of the show was, if not as much of a surprise, equally a corker… and a thematically appropriate choice for the followup choice in the set. — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025

Anyway, Breville doles out sales sparingly, and this little corker is $50 off for the spring sale. — Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025

The final scene — a real corker — was filmed at City Hall. — Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Scottish Gaelic corcur purple, from Latin purpura

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for corker

• yorker

Kids Definition

corker

noun

cork·​er ˈkȯr-kər 

1

: one that corks containers

2

: an outstanding person or thing