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plauditor

noun
/ˈplɔːdɪtə/UK/ˈplɔdətɚ/US

Etymology

From plaudit + -or; perhaps with -or rather than -er due to an erroneous derivation of plaudit from a (nonexistent) Latin perfect passive participle *plauditus. Compare rare French plauditeur (“plauditor”).

  1. borrowed from plaudite
  2. suffixed as plauditor — “plaudit + or”

Definitions

  1. An individual who grants applause or praise.

    • The actress gazed lovingly at her newfound plauditors.
    • Amongſt his wond'ring Auditors, / Who cou'd not chuſe where Wit was ſo profound, / And Vertue did ſo much abound, / But to become his faithfull Plauditors:
    • I suppose that no dramatic author ever had so large a number of unsolicited, unknown yet predetermined plauditors in the theatre, as I had on Saturday night.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA