Shill vs. Schill
Shillnoun
A person paid to endorse a product favourably, while pretending to be impartial.
Schill
Schill is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: a nickname for Curt Schilling (b.
Shillnoun
An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game.
Shillnoun
(gambling) A house player in a casino.
Shillverb
(pejorative) To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly.
Shillverb
To put under cover; to sheal.
Shillverb
To shell.
Shillverb
To shell.
Shillverb
To put under cover; to sheal.
Shillnoun
a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others
Shillverb
act as a shill;
âThe shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price upâ;
Shillnoun
an accomplice of a confidence trickster or swindler who poses as a genuine customer to entice or encourage others
âI used to be a shill in a Reno gambling clubâ; âthe agency is a shill for the nuclear power industryâ;
Shillnoun
a person who pretends to give an impartial endorsement of something in which they themselves have an interest
âa megamillionaire who makes more money as a shill for corporate products than he does for playing basketballâ;
Shillverb
act or work as a shill
âyour husband in the crowd could shill for youâ;
Shill
A shill, also called a plant or a stooge, is a person who publicly helps or gives credibility to a person or organization without disclosing that they have a close relationship with said person or organization. Shills can carry out their operations in the areas of media, journalism, marketing, politics, sports, confidence games, or other business areas.
