şakşakçı — meaning in English

English meaning

• claque noun A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
• toady noun Someone who flatters and fawns over others, especially those in power, to gain favor.

Senses

şakşakçı is used for these senses in English:

• claque (collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
• toady A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.

claque — full definition

1. noun A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
2. noun A group of fawning admirers.
3. noun A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.

toady — full definition

1. noun Someone who flatters and fawns over others, especially those in power, to gain favor.
2. verb To act in a servile, flattering way toward someone.

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