Definition of Shocker

1. Noun. A shockingly bad person.

Generic synonyms: Bad Person
Derivative terms: Shock

2. Noun. A sensational message (in a film or play or novel).
Generic synonyms: Content, Message, Subject Matter, Substance
Derivative terms: Shock

Definition of Shocker

1. Noun. (non-gloss definition Agent noun of shock:) one who shocks; a person or thing that shocks or startles. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shocker

1. one that shocks [n -S] - See also: shocks

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shocker

shock rock
shock sites
shock therapies
shock therapy
shock treatment
shock troop
shock troops
shock tube
shock wave
shock wave lithotripsy
shock waves
shockability
shockable
shocked
shocker (current term)
shockers
shocking
shocking dose
shocking pink
shockingly
shockingness
shocklike
shockproof
shockproofed
shockproofing
shockproofs
shocks
shockt
shockumentaries

Literary usage of Shocker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Russian Roulette: Among Other Things by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"A shocker OR TWO How is it that the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry could brainwash John Hinckley to shoot President Reagan? Why do we have such secret orders ..."

2. The Cinema; Its Present Position and Future Possibilities by National Council of Public Morals, Cinema Commission of Inquiry (1917)
"—No, I am'looking at it from the point of view of mental hygiene. 9. You mention the long drama of the " shilling shocker " character, and that brings us ..."

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