shill
/ʃɪl/ noun C2- A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial. · carnival barkers and their shills, fleecing the rubes
- Any person enthusiastically endorsing a product; especially, one who is getting paid for the endorsement. · On the screen, there was that quack again, playing the shill for yet another drug company.
- An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game, such as an accomplice of the seller who bids to drive up the price. · Near-synonyms: inside man, potted plant (contextually synonymous)· Sniping is necessary because if you bid before the last minute it just gives the shills more time to screw you over.
- A house player in a casino.
Plural shills
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