SHILL N. AMER.


Meaning of SHILL N. AMER. in English

shill N. Amer.

informal

■ noun an accomplice of a hawker, gambler, or swindler who acts as an enthusiastic customer to entice others.

■ verb act as a shill.

Origin

early 20th cent.: prob. from earlier shillaber , of unknown origin.

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