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Definition of shocker in English: shockernoun ˈʃɒkəˈʃɑkər informal 1Something that shocks, especially through being unacceptable or sensational. the play's penultimate sequence is a shocker Example sentencesExamples - We had a predictably halting start, but there were no shockers or disasters.
- It is a nightmare thriller, a low-rent shocker and a time-travelling romance all rolled into one, and at times the disparate elements do not make for the most comfortable or coherent mixture.
- The real shocker was that naproxen also appeared to pose a problem.
- This is a shocker - the 7-2 favorite, Miss Norway, didn't make the finals.
- There's some shockers for sure, but good stuff to be found by the persistent.
- At the other end of the spectrum, there are some shockers, horrors and a couple of real nightmares.
- He had a shocker of a game and I had to watch my tongue for fear of saying something I might later regret!
- The solutions to the few mysteries in it are not big shockers.
- While most understood that owning a stock means that you own a piece of the company, here was the real shocker: Almost half of the respondents believed that stocks are insured against losses!
- Last week's revised gross domestic product figures for the first quarter were a shocker, showing growth down from 2.7% to 2.1%.
- It was the shocker of the 1998 Salzburg Festival.
- Anyway I've got a shocker of a cold and I need to get stuff done (like getting rid of the shocking cold!
- Should an organisation like this not be subject to some parliamentary scrutiny and government control, with a track record including this and other shockers of decisions costing us money?
- Relying entirely on shock value is the forte of the non-genius filmmaker; making effective shockers, but hardly making the audience anxious.
- Let's be honest: most of us have bought some real shockers just because they were a bargain.
- And let me tell you people, there are some shockers out there.
- The shocker, however, was the big jump in problem loans from a bank with ‘a squeaky clean reputation for managing credit risk.’
- Even occasional linguistic shockers don't quite wake it up.
- This is one of those movies where the third act feels like the second act, because the shocker in the third act isn't shocking enough to be interesting without further exploration.
- And here's the shocker: I'm taking the abstinence route with her.
- The idea that drugs designed to fight depression and prevent suicide could potentially make things worse for some kids was a shocker.
- 1.1 A person who behaves badly or acts in a sensational manner.
I was a shocker when I was younger Example sentencesExamples - For this is no platform for young British shockers; its focus is Rubens, the artist who defined the northern baroque and who, more than any other, epitomises the idea of the old master.
- If you want to see the absolute shockers that we share this beautiful country with then you cannot ignore it.
- These shockers should have thought of that before they bombed us, shouldn't they?
- These are people that are free like you and me, but that is never enough for such shockers.
2British A shock absorber. incorrect loading results in overloaded tyres and shockers Synonyms shock, bolt from of the blue, bolt out of the blue, thunderbolt, bombshell, revelation, source of amazement, rude awakening, eye-opener
Rhymes blocker, chocker, docker, Fokker, interlocker, locker, mocha, mocker, ocker, quokka, rocker, saltimbocca, soccer, stocker Definition of shocker in US English: shockernounˈSHäkərˈʃɑkər informal 1Something that shocks, especially through being unacceptable or sensational. the play's penultimate sequence is a shocker Example sentencesExamples - It was the shocker of the 1998 Salzburg Festival.
- And here's the shocker: I'm taking the abstinence route with her.
- He had a shocker of a game and I had to watch my tongue for fear of saying something I might later regret!
- We had a predictably halting start, but there were no shockers or disasters.
- And let me tell you people, there are some shockers out there.
- Relying entirely on shock value is the forte of the non-genius filmmaker; making effective shockers, but hardly making the audience anxious.
- Last week's revised gross domestic product figures for the first quarter were a shocker, showing growth down from 2.7% to 2.1%.
- The solutions to the few mysteries in it are not big shockers.
- Should an organisation like this not be subject to some parliamentary scrutiny and government control, with a track record including this and other shockers of decisions costing us money?
- The idea that drugs designed to fight depression and prevent suicide could potentially make things worse for some kids was a shocker.
- This is one of those movies where the third act feels like the second act, because the shocker in the third act isn't shocking enough to be interesting without further exploration.
- Even occasional linguistic shockers don't quite wake it up.
- There's some shockers for sure, but good stuff to be found by the persistent.
- Let's be honest: most of us have bought some real shockers just because they were a bargain.
- The shocker, however, was the big jump in problem loans from a bank with ‘a squeaky clean reputation for managing credit risk.’
- While most understood that owning a stock means that you own a piece of the company, here was the real shocker: Almost half of the respondents believed that stocks are insured against losses!
- This is a shocker - the 7-2 favorite, Miss Norway, didn't make the finals.
- At the other end of the spectrum, there are some shockers, horrors and a couple of real nightmares.
- Anyway I've got a shocker of a cold and I need to get stuff done (like getting rid of the shocking cold!
- It is a nightmare thriller, a low-rent shocker and a time-travelling romance all rolled into one, and at times the disparate elements do not make for the most comfortable or coherent mixture.
- The real shocker was that naproxen also appeared to pose a problem.
- 1.1 A person who behaves badly or acts in a sensational manner.
I was a shocker when I was younger Example sentencesExamples - If you want to see the absolute shockers that we share this beautiful country with then you cannot ignore it.
- For this is no platform for young British shockers; its focus is Rubens, the artist who defined the northern baroque and who, more than any other, epitomises the idea of the old master.
- These shockers should have thought of that before they bombed us, shouldn't they?
- These are people that are free like you and me, but that is never enough for such shockers.
2British A shock absorber. Synonyms shock, bolt from of the blue, bolt out of the blue, thunderbolt, bombshell, revelation, source of amazement, rude awakening, eye-opener
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