shocker

shock·er

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shok-er]
- /ˈʃɒk ər/
- /ˈʃɒk.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shok-er]
- /ˈʃɒk ər/

Definitions of shocker word

noun shocker a thick, bushy mass, as of hair. 1
noun shocker Also, shock dog. a dog with long, shaggy hair. 1
adjective shocker shaggy, as hair. 1
noun shocker sth horrifying 1
noun shocker sth of very poor quality 1
countable noun shocker A shocker is something such as a story, a piece of news, or a film that shocks people or that is intended to shock them. 0

See all 10 definitions of shocker

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Origin of shocker

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90; shock1 + -er1

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Parts of speech for Shocker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shocker

shocker popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for shocker

noun shocker

bombshell — A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
close shave — a narrow escape
divulgence — a divulging.

All 7 Synonyms of shocker