подсадная у́тка — meaning in English

English meaning

• decoy noun A person, object, or fake animal used to lure someone or something into a trap or into danger.
• shill noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.

Senses

подсадная у́тка is used for these senses in English:

• decoy A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
• decoy A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
• shill A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
• stool pigeon (slang, obsolete, gambling) A decoy used in a crooked gambling game.

decoy — full definition

1. noun A person, object, or fake animal used to lure someone or something into a trap or into danger.
2. verb To lure someone into danger or a trap through trickery.

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.

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