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   Shill

   /SHil/

   

   noun

   • 1. an accomplice of a hawker, gambler, or swindler who acts as an enthusiastic customer to entice or encourage others: "I used to be a shill in a Reno gambling club"
   • ▪ a person who pretends to give an impartial endorsement of something in which they themselves have an interest: "a megamillionaire who makes more money as a shill for corporate products than he does for playing basketball"

   verb

   • 1. act or work as a shill: "your husband in the crowd could shill for you"

   Word Origin early 20th century: probably from earlier shillaber, of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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