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[ shil ] / ʃɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shill ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc. a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty. verb (used without object)to work as a shill: He shills for a large casino. verb (used with object)to advertise or promote (a product) as or in the manner of a huckster; hustle: He was hired to shill a new TV show. Origin of shillFirst recorded in 1920–25; origin uncertain Words nearby shillshikibuton, Shikoku, shiksa, Shilh, Shilha, shill, shillelagh, shilling, shilling mark, Shillong, Shilluk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shillProfessional bloggers essentially get paid to shill the clothes they like and travel the world—to be influencers. Tavi Gevinson: From Teen Fashion Queen to Broadway Star|Arabelle Sicardi|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST He is also quite happy to shill for garcinia cambogia, which he calls the “newest, fastest fat-buster.” Dr. Oz: World’s Best Snake Oil Salesman|Russell Saunders|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Haaretz, no Netanyahu shill, recently publicized a poll reflecting the Israeli consensus belief in a two-state solution. Israel 2013 Is Not Bibi’s Israel|Gil Troy|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST Contrary to the claims of the Daily Kos crowd, Third Way is not a shill for corporations. DLC Shut Down: The Democrats’ New Power Base |Kirsten Powers|February 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And six makes twenty-eight pounds, four shill——What do you want in here? Old Scrooge: A Christmas Carol in Five Staves.|Charles A. Scott He's a cowardly scoundrel, but he shill hev far play, or my name ain't Jake Larkin!' The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863|Various In this particular case, the shill was his brother, Leonard Poe. The Foreign Hand Tie|Gordon Randall Garrett I don't keer ter handle you, but I shill ef you don't leab widin five minutes.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863|Various He's a-driftin' out'n de riber, ole Mist; shill I run and tell his folks when I puts der biscuits in de oben? The Actress' Daughter|May Agnes Fleming
British Dictionary definitions for shill
nounslang a confidence trickster's assistant, esp a person who poses as an ordinary customer, gambler, etc, in order to entice others to participate Word Origin for shillC20: perhaps shortened from shillaber a circus barker, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shillenticement, bettor, bookmaker, bookie, business, staff, truncheon, nightstick, lure, temptation, come-on, attraction, drag, trap, bribe, snare, allurement, inducement, colleague, plant |