Plural of claqueur; multiple hired members of a group providing false applause and manufactured enthusiasm at theatrical performances.
From French 'claqueurs' (plural of claqueur), using the French masculine plural suffix -s, maintaining French spelling conventions in English usage.
Parisian theater programs sometimes accidentally revealed how many claqueurs were present—modern marketing would call it an 'engagement strategy'!
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