shocker

noun

shock·​er ˈshä-kər 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The new season comes a full year after the explosive season 7 finale, which capped with the shocker that the deceased Jane (Silvia Presente) and her younger sister, Fanny (Florrie Wilkinson), may actually be the daughters of Faith, Jamie and Claire's daughter who was believed to have died at birth. —Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026

But some coaches might not care about your fantasy football team (shocker). —Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026

Green Bay Packers starting quarterback Jordan Love left the game with a concussion Saturday as his team dropped an overtime shocker to the Chicago Bears, who outlasted their division rival for a 22-16 win. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025

As far as Hollywood shockers go, this one’s a doozy. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1824, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shocker

• blocker
• chalker
• cocker
• docker
• hawker
• hocker
• knocker
• locker
• mocker
• ocher
• rocker
• soccer