TileHead’s Word of the Day for 9 September 2011
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CLAQUER (n. pl. -S)
Definition(s):
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CLAQUER (n. pl. -S)
Definition(s):
- (n.) a hired applauder
- (n.) a fawning follower or admirer
Useful information for game players:
- Front hooks: (none)
- Back hooks: -S
- Anagrams: LACQUER
- Longer extensions: (none)
- Wraparounds: (none)
- Other Spellings: CLAQUEUR
- Related Forms: CLAQUE
Epilogue:
Hired applauders are recorded back into antiquity, including the the Roman Laudicoeni, who received benefits such as free dinners in exchange for their enthusiastic promotion of plays and performances. The word CLAQUER (or CLAQUEUR), from the French claquer (“to clap”), entered English after they were used extensively in plays and operas of the nineteenth century, first in France and then in England, Italy, the United States, and elsewhere. Nowadays the word is more often used to refer to any sycophantic follower who is apt to applaud the actions of a favorite politician or leader.
A round of applause for this week’s hardworking words: LINKBOY, SUTLER, FAMULUS, and CLAQUER
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Hired applauders are recorded back into antiquity, including the the Roman Laudicoeni, who received benefits such as free dinners in exchange for their enthusiastic promotion of plays and performances. The word CLAQUER (or CLAQUEUR), from the French claquer (“to clap”), entered English after they were used extensively in plays and operas of the nineteenth century, first in France and then in England, Italy, the United States, and elsewhere. Nowadays the word is more often used to refer to any sycophantic follower who is apt to applaud the actions of a favorite politician or leader.
A round of applause for this week’s hardworking words: LINKBOY, SUTLER, FAMULUS, and CLAQUER
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