Antonyms for shill


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : shil
Phonetic Transcription : ʃɪl


Definition of shill

Origin :
  • "one who acts as a decoy for a gambler, auctioneer, etc.," 1916, probably originally circus or carnival argot, probably a shortened form of shillaber (1913) with the same meaning, origin unknown. The verb is attested from 1914. Related: Shilled; shilling.
  • As in bait : noun something for luring
  • As in stool pigeon : noun informer to police
  • As in accessory : noun person peripherally involved in illegal activity
  • As in gambler : noun gamester
  • As in gamester : noun bettor
  • As in club : noun bat, stick
  • As in cudgel : noun baton for hitting
  • As in decoy : noun bait, trap
  • As in decoy : verb bait, entrap
Example sentences :
  • I got mixed up with the Philip on the shilling, and I kept yelling, Shill!
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • The shill led the way to an eight-foot tower mounted on gimbals.
  • Extract from : « Gambler's World » by John Keith Laumer
  • I shill have the whole town on my side, you may be certain of that!
  • Extract from : « Three Comedies » by Bjrnstjerne M. Bjrnson
  • That is, he needed no more assistance that most magicians do—a shill in the audience.
  • Extract from : « The Foreign Hand Tie » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • In this particular case, the shill was his brother, Leonard Poe.
  • Extract from : « The Foreign Hand Tie » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • At this the hermit in front of the preacher, uttering a shill cry, spread his arms abroad, and quivered from head to foot.
  • Extract from : « The Prince of India, Volume II » by Lew. Wallace
  • I don't keer ter handle you, but I shill ef you don't leab widin five minutes.'
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 » by Various
  • As Tom Scales led the horse away to the stables it turned its head towards its master with a short, shill neigh.
  • Extract from : « Madam Crowl's Ghost and The Dead Sexton » by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu
  • He's a cowardly scoundrel, but he shill hev far play, or my name ain't Jake Larkin!'
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 » by Various
  • He's a-driftin' out'n de riber, ole Mist; shill I run and tell his folks when I puts der biscuits in de oben?
  • Extract from : « The Actress' Daughter » by May Agnes Fleming

Synonyms for shill

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