claqueur

[ kla-kur ]

noun

1. a member of a claque.

Word History and Origins

Origin of claqueur¹

1830–40; < French, equivalent to claque claque + -eur -eur

Example Sentences

When there were claims that outsiders were brought in to applaud Trump’s appearance at the CIA, the dictionary tweeted: “If you’re part of a group that’s paid to applaud, you’re a ‘claqueur’.”

From Washington Post

And you are just another claqueur of current authoritarian regime.

From New York Times

Adam, you must be joking or be a claqueur of current government.

From New York Times

Under these circumstances I could not pose as a genuine Murl, although this fact did not disturb the genial and fraternal relations which existed between my colleagues and me; and on occasion also I was equal to the best of them in exercising the specialty of a genuine Murl claqueur.

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps the most dedicated is Claqueur Nino Grassi, 60, who has clapped professionally at La Scala since he was ten years old.

From Time Magazine Archive