claquers
/klæˈkɛrz/
noun
- People hired to applaud or clap at a performance, especially in a theater, to create enthusiasm or influence the audience's reaction.
- During the opera, the claquers sat in the front rows and clapped loudly after every aria.
- Some critics complained that the claquers ruined the authentic experience of the concert.
- The theater hired claquers to make the new play seem more popular than it really was.
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