Shill (Noun)
Meaning
A decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The company hired a shill to pose as a satisfied customer and enthusiastically recommend their product to other potential buyers.
- At the auction, the auctioneer used a shill to drive up the bidding by pretending to be a genuine bidder.
- The infomercial featured a shill who raved about the benefits of the product, helping to create a sense of urgency among viewers.
- A shill was planted in the audience to ask scripted questions and create the illusion of a spontaneous Q&A session.
- The street performer used a shill to pretend to be a random spectator who was blown away by his magic tricks.