Shill — Shill, v. t. [Cf. {Sheal}.] To put under cover; to sheal. [Prov.ng.] Brockett. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shill — Shill, v. t. To shell. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shill — [ ʃıl ] noun count AMERICAN someone who pretends to be interested in something in order to persuade other people to buy it or do it ╾ shill [ ʃıl ] verb intransitive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shill — [shil] n. [contr. < shillaber < ?] Slang 1. the confederate of a gambler, pitchman, auctioneer, etc. who pretends to buy, bet, or bid so as to lure onlookers into participating 2. a person who works energetically to sell or promote… … English World dictionary
shill — (n.) 1916, one who acts as a decoy for a gambler, auctioneer, etc. (probably originally circus or carnival argot), probably a shortened form of shillaber (1913) with the same meaning, origin unknown. The verb is attested from 1914. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
Shill — A shill is an associate of a person selling goods or services or a political group, who pretends no association to the seller/group and assumes the air of an enthusiastic customer. The intention of the shill is, using crowd psychology, to… … Wikipedia
Shill — Ein Lockvogel (von engl. shill: Lockvogel, Anreißer) ist eine Person, die im Auftrag von Dienstleistern oder Produzenten im Sinne einer Interessenvertretung bestimmte Waren bewirbt, die der Konkurrenz abwertet oder andere Handlungen im Interesse… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Shill — This unusual name is Scottish, and topographical in origin. It is mainly from the border region, and derived from the Middle English word schele , equivalent to the Old Norse word skali , meaning a shed or hut, specifically a shepherd s summer… … Surnames reference
shill — 1. noun /ʃɪl/ a) A person paid to endorse a product favourably, while pretending to be impartial. Witnesses have testified that Jim Jones (like a few other professional faith healers) used shills part of the time.... b) An accomplice at a… … Wiktionary
shill — [[t]ʃɪl[/t]] n. 1) a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house 2) cvb a person whose praises, endorsements, etc., are motivated by self interest 3) cvb to work as a shill: to shill for a… … From formal English to slang
