noun
- a person who pretends to be a customer or supporter to encourage others to buy something or participate
Usage: informal
verb
- to act as a shill; to pretend to be a customer or supporter to deceive others
Usage: informal
Examples
- The auction house used shills to drive up the bidding prices.
- He suspected the enthusiastic buyer was just a shill for the dealer.
- The company hired people to shill for their product online.
- She refused to shill for the politician’s campaign.
- The casino employed shills to make the poker games look more exciting.
- Don’t be a shill for that overpriced restaurant.