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The attraction in this city is money, from gambling. What you are if you work here is a shill.
Joe Williams

Meaning of "shill" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHILL

Perhaps shortened from shillaber a circus barker, of unknown origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHILL

shill  [ʃɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHILL

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shill is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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. "Shill" typically refers to someone who purposely gives onlookers the impression that they are an enthusiastic independent customer of a seller for whom they are secretly working. The person or group who hires the shill is using crowd psychology to encourage other onlookers or audience members to purchase the goods or services. Shills are often employed by professional marketing campaigns. "Plant" and "stooge" more commonly refer to any person who is secretly in league with another person or organization while pretending to be neutral or actually a part of the organization he is planted in, such as a magician's audience, a political party, or an intelligence organization. Shilling is illegal in many circumstances and in many jurisdictions because of the potential for fraud and damage; however if a shill does not place uninformed parties at a risk of loss, but merely generates "buzz," the shill's actions may be legal.

Definition of shill in the English dictionary

The definition of shill in the dictionary is a confidence trickster's assistant, esp a person who poses as an ordinary customer, gambler, etc, in order to entice others to participate.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHILL

shiksa
shikse
shikseh
shilingi
shill bidding
shillaber
shillala
shillelagh
shilling
shilling mark
shillingless
shillingsworth
Shillong
shilly-shallier
shilly-shallies
shilly-shallying
shillyshally
Shiloh
shilpit
shily

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHILL

ant hill
Bexhill
bunny hill
chill
Churchill
downhill
dunghill
Edgehill
foothill
go downhill
hill
make a mountain out of a molehill
molehill
over the hill
sandhill
sidehill
thill
Thornhill
uphill
wind-chill

Synonyms and antonyms of shill in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHILL

Find out the translation of shill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shill» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抬价
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shill
570 millions of speakers

English

shill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shill
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зазывала
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

figurante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

shill
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shill
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

shill
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サクラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야바위꾼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shill
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

shill
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஷில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Shill
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shill
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podbijania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зазивала
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

shill
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κράχτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Shill
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shill
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shill
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shill

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHILL»

The term «shill» is regularly used and occupies the 64.016 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHILL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shill

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3 QUOTES WITH «SHILL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shill.
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Russ Feingold
The Tea Party ended up being a shill for corporate America.
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Jeff Gannon
If I am a Republican shill, wouldn't you think I am the least amount of a threat to the president?
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Joe Williams
The attraction in this city is money, from gambling. What you are if you work here is a shill.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHILL»

Discover the use of shill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Felix Shill Deserves to Die
Felix Shill is in trouble.
Gareth Busson, 2009
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The EBay Seller's Tax and Legal Answer Book: Everything You ...
An auction seller appoints a friend or relative— a "shill"— to sit in the audience. If an item attracts only one or two bidders and looks likely to sell below the price the seller wants, the shill goes into action and starts bidding against the legitimate ...
Clifford R. Ennico, 2007
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Electronic Commerce: Theory and Practice
4.1 Definition We define a shill-biddable allocation as an allocation where an agent can increase his/her utility by creating shill bidders The word “shill bid” has generally multiple meanings. In our paper, “shill bid” is used as same meaning with ...
Makoto Yokoo, Takayuki Ito, Minjie Zhang, 2008
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The History of the Orkney-islands; in which is Comprehended ...
Itcm, It is statute and ordained by the said Sherreif-deputes, with 'ad-7vice and consent forsaid, that-the ferrie fraughts over Hightland Finh in time coming, shall be no more than 48 shill. in ane great boat, and '30 shill. in anesm'allboat; over ...
George Barry, 1805
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The History of the Orkney Islands
Itcm, It is statute and ordained by the said Sherreif-deputcs, with adevice and consent forsaid, that the ferric fraughts over Hightland Firth in time coming, shall be no more than 48 shill. in ane great boat, and 30 shill. in ane small boat; over ...
George Barry, 1805
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PRIZE ESSAYS AND TRANSACTIONS OF THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF ...
26. Interest31. Labourer. 100, Page 50. Cffwg ate. NO. I; LiST of Existing Members of the Highland Society. 608 Report on the best mode, &cv. £ l s. </. Two shill. .. 2 • t CD. Two shill. ,. 2 ,, CD. One shill. .. 1 ,# CD. Two shill. ,. 2 ., CD. One shill.
HENRY MACKENZIE, 1816
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Behavioral Neuroscience
Slip before referred to, p. 603 <§- 601. A — . B . Labourer. 100, Colgate. Page 50. No. I. List of Existing Members of the Highland Societt. 608 REPORT ON THE BEST MODE, &C. 1814, £ .v. 1 June 6. Two shill. • • 2 C. D. 20. Two shill. 2 C. D. ...
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Transactions: With an Abstract of the Proceedings at General ...
Two shill. ,. 2 .. C. D. 20. Two shill. .. 2 .. C. D. July 11. One shill. .. 1 .. C. D. 25. Two shill. .. 2 „ C. D. All!?. 1. 1 r D. 8. Two shill. o 2 £9 C. D. 22. Two shill. „ 2 „ C. D. 29. Two shill. M 2 .. C. Di Sept. 5. Three shill. - .. 3 .. C. D. 12. Three shill. - .. 3 .
Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1816
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Street Verse: 80 New Poems for Befuddled Investors
Shill. analyst, shill, Shill you analyst, shill, Oh you shill all day For your bonus Christmas pay, Down, behind, the trading floor, Now shill you analysts, shill. Complain? You're fired! Ev'ry morning, they sifts and sorts, Seeking out clues in some ...
Michael Silverstein, 2003
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The eBay Business Answer Book: The 350 Most Frequently Asked ...
Shill Bidding Q: A: “I have a few items up for sale on eBay. I've received a couple of bids but nothing close to what the item is worth. Can I ask a friend to bid on these items to get some action going and possibly stimulate some interest in them?
Cliff ENNICO, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shill is used in the context of the following news items.
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Malcolm Gladwell Blasts 'Morons' Behind 'Beyond Offensive' Story …
New York Times bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell responded Wednesday night to a report alleging he is a shill for Big Tobacco. The report, published on ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
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"What the Doernbecher" Dunk eBay Auctions Restaerted
The Portland Business Journal spoke with a Doernbecher representative who confirmed that shill bids had been the cause of the restart. According to the rep, ... «Complex, Jun 15»
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Jordan Spieth's phone interrupts press conference, so he shills
Jordan Spieth is not only the reigning Masters champ but he's a master of public relations as well. Spieth, in the middle of his pre-Players Championship press ... «SB Nation, May 15»
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Barack Obama, Corporate Shill
In some cases, though, you have elected officials who are shills for the oil companies or the fossil fuel industry. And there's a lot of money involved. Typically in ... «The Weekly Standard, Mar 15»
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Hillary Supporters Force Little Girls to Shill for Bill as First Lady in 2016
Get your vomit bags out before watching this shameful attempt at brainwashing the next generation into thinking Hillary Clinton should be their feminist savior. «PJ Media, Mar 15»
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McDonald's innovates new “be an unpaid shill” strategy for SXSW …
McDonald's recently revealed its plans to “improve the SXSW experience for everyone” by doling out free French fries and Wi-Fi—finally liberating festival-goers ... «A.V. Club DC, Mar 15»
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How One Company Convinced Anthony Bourdain To Shill As It …
How One Company Convinced Anthony Bourdain To Shill As It Rebrands Scotch. William Grant & Sons would like to work its way into the hearts and liquor ... «Fast Company, Mar 15»
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To shill a mockingbird
MONROEVILLE, Ala. — Would you like to understand how the “new” Harper Lee novel, “Go Set a Watchman,” came to be billed as a long-lost, blockbuster ... «The Courier-Journal, Feb 15»
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To shill a mockingbird: How a manuscript's discovery became …
MONROEVILLE, Ala. — Would you like to understand how the “new” Harper Lee novel, “Go Set a Watchman,” came to be billed as a long-lost, blockbuster ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
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Lawsuit targets Google's Auction.com
Auction.com doesn't consider this a shill bid, but it's such a hot-button issue in California that the state recently passed a law requiring property auctioneers to ... «New York Post, Dec 14»

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