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Claque vs Claqueur - What's the difference?

claque | claqueur |

As nouns the difference between claque and claqueur

is that claque is a group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo while claqueur is one of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre.

claque

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
  • A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
  • A group of fawning admirers.

    • Anagrams

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    claqueur

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre.
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