Shill vs. Schill

Shillnoun

A person paid to endorse a product favourably, while pretending to be impartial.

Shillnoun

An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game.

Shillnoun

(gambling) A house player in a casino.

Shillverb

(pejorative) To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly.

Shillverb

To put under cover; to sheal.

Shillverb

To shell.

Shillverb

To shell.

Shillverb

To put under cover; to sheal.

Shillnoun

a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others

Shillverb

act as a shill;

Shillnoun

an accomplice of a confidence trickster or swindler who poses as a genuine customer to entice or encourage others

Shillnoun

a person who pretends to give an impartial endorsement of something in which they themselves have an interest

Shillverb

act or work as a shill

Shill

A shill, also called a plant or a stooge, is a person who publicly helps or gives credibility to a person or organization without disclosing that they have a close relationship with said person or organization. Shills can carry out their operations in the areas of media, journalism, marketing, politics, sports, confidence games, or other business areas.

Schill

Schill is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: a nickname for Curt Schilling (b.