Shill
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Shill
Noun
- A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
"carnival barkers and their shills, fleecing the rubes"
- Any person enthusiastically endorsing a product; especially, one who is getting paid for the endorsement.
"On the screen, there was that quack again, playing the shill for yet another drug company."
- An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game, such as an accomplice of the seller who bids to drive up the price.
"Sniping is necessary because if you bid before the last minute it just gives the shills more time to screw you over."
- A house player in a casino.
Verb
Verb
- To shell.