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comparsa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appearance noun The way someone or something looks.
  • shill noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.

Senses

comparsa is used for these senses in English:

  • appearance The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
  • 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.

appearance — full definition

  1. noun The way someone or something looks.
  2. noun An instance of appearing or showing up somewhere, especially publicly.

shill — full definition

  1. noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.
  2. noun An accomplice who bids up prices at an auction or lures players into a gambling game.
  3. verb To promote something in exchange for payment, especially dishonestly.

Related Italian words