claqueur

cla·queur

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kla-kur]
- /klæˈkɜr/
- /ˈklæk.ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kla-kur]
- /klæˈkɜr/

Definitions of claqueur word

noun claqueur a member of a claque 3
noun claqueur a member of a claque. 1
noun claqueur One of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre. 0

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Origin of claqueur

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

1830-40; < French, equivalent to claque claque + -eur -eur

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Parts of speech for Claqueur

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Claqueur

claqueur popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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