: 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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Not only that, her corporate bosses may not be telling the truth (shocker, right?) and not all forms of intelligent life in the zone are necessarily human.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
The singer has a family in BA…shocker…so now Eva kind of has nowhere to go.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 29 June 2025
Bumble also raised its revenue forecast Wednesday, another shocker for the business, JPMorgan said.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 June 2025
While most of the NBA world assumed the Thunder would close out the NBA Finals in Game 6 and hoist the first NBA title on Thursday night, no one would have been shocked if the Indiana Pacers pulled off another gritty, late-game shocker to extend the series to Game 7.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
The singer has a family in BA…shocker…so now Eva kind of has nowhere to go.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 29 June 2025
Bumble also raised its revenue forecast Wednesday, another shocker for the business, JPMorgan said.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 June 2025
While most of the NBA world assumed the Thunder would close out the NBA Finals in Game 6 and hoist the first NBA title on Thursday night, no one would have been shocked if the Indiana Pacers pulled off another gritty, late-game shocker to extend the series to Game 7.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shocker. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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