SHILL

Shill

A shill, also called a plant or a stooge, is a person who publicly helps a person or organization without disclosing that they have a close relationship with the person or organization.

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shill

Noun

  1. A person paid to endorse a product favourably, while pretending to be impartial.
  2. An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game.

Verb

  1. To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly.
  2. To put under cover; to sheal.
  3. To shell.


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