: 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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Last word The Red Sox’s trade of Rafael Devers was a shocker, and the timing of it, killing the buzz after their sweep of the Yankees, was rough to swallow.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Breslow and San Francisco Giants President Buster Posey executed the season’s biggest shocker Sunday, with the Red Sox sending slugger Rafael Devers to the Giants for four players in a blockbuster that busted baseball’s norms.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
While there were plenty of blindsides, there were few (if any) pick-your-jaw-up-off-the-floor shockers.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
The mothership 9-1-1 delivered a shocker this spring, with male lead Peter Krause‘s Bobby Nash dying as a result of a chemical lab leak, leaving his wife, Athena (Angela Bassett) and his team devastated.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Breslow and San Francisco Giants President Buster Posey executed the season’s biggest shocker Sunday, with the Red Sox sending slugger Rafael Devers to the Giants for four players in a blockbuster that busted baseball’s norms.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
While there were plenty of blindsides, there were few (if any) pick-your-jaw-up-off-the-floor shockers.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
The mothership 9-1-1 delivered a shocker this spring, with male lead Peter Krause‘s Bobby Nash dying as a result of a chemical lab leak, leaving his wife, Athena (Angela Bassett) and his team devastated.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2025
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shocker. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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