A person who is hired to be part of a claque and provide false applause and cheering at theatrical performances.
From French 'claquer' (to clap), directly derived from the verb meaning to clap, with the agent suffix -er added to denote a person.
In 19th-century Parisian theaters, claquers had specific roles—some just clapped, others laughed at jokes, and 'pleureurs' (criers) even wept at sad moments!
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