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claque

[ klak ]
/ klæk /

noun

a group of persons hired to applaud an act or performer.
a group of sycophants: The agency head was applauded, as always, by a claque of appointees.

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Origin of claque

First recorded in 1860–65; from French, derivative of claquer “to clap”

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH claque

claque , clique

Words nearby claque

clap skate, clapt, Clapton, Clapton's line, claptrap, claque, claqueur, clar., Clara, clarabella, Clarabelle
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British Dictionary definitions for claque

claque
/ (klæk) /

noun

a group of people hired to applaud
a group of fawning admirers

Word Origin for claque

C19: from French, from claquer to clap, of imitative origin
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