Gehilfe des Schaustellers — meaning in English
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English meaning
- shill noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.
Senses
Gehilfe des Schaustellers is used for these senses in English:
- shill 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.
shill — full definition
- noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.
- noun An accomplice who bids up prices at an auction or lures players into a gambling game.
- verb To promote something in exchange for payment, especially dishonestly.