[shill] vi [
[2]shill] (ca. 1914) 1: to act as a shill
2: to act as a spokesperson or promoter "the eminent Shakespearean producer, director, actor and star ... is now ~ing for a brokerage house --Andy Rooney"
[2]shill n [perh. short for shillaber, of unknown origin] (ca. 1916) 1: one who acts as a decoy (as for a pitchman or gambler); also: one who makes a sales pitch
2: pitch 8a