shill

¹shill

intransitive verb \ˈshil\

Definition of SHILL

1

: to act as a shill

2

: to act as a spokesperson or promoter <the eminent Shakespearean producer…is now shilling for a brokerage house — Andy Rooney>

Origin of SHILL

²shill

First Known Use: circa 1914

Rhymes with SHILL

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mil, mill, mille, nil, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, vill, will

²shill

noun

Definition of SHILL

1

a : one who acts as a decoy (as for a pitchman or gambler)

b : one who makes a sales pitch or serves as a promoter

2

: pitch 8a

Origin of SHILL

perhaps short for shillaber, of unknown origin

First Known Use: circa 1916