: 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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Perhaps his most divisive film remains this 1997 shocker about a family who are essentially held hostage in their vacation home in Austria.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Andrew Fleming, who is also an executive producer, talks about the major future implications of that final shocker.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
Director and co-screenwriter Felipe Mucci keeps us guessing throughout in this implausible, unhinged shocker that’s recklessly enjoyable and well-acted.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Few, if any, of them will have massive knock-on effects for the general election contests in November, but one of the two incumbent-ousting shockers is still getting litigated.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 July 2024
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Andrew Fleming, who is also an executive producer, talks about the major future implications of that final shocker.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
Director and co-screenwriter Felipe Mucci keeps us guessing throughout in this implausible, unhinged shocker that’s recklessly enjoyable and well-acted.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Few, if any, of them will have massive knock-on effects for the general election contests in November, but one of the two incumbent-ousting shockers is still getting litigated.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 July 2024
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shocker. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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