shill
To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestlyTo promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly; sometimes extended sarcastically even to those not paid but strongly biased in favor.
» May I have a shilling, sir?
Можете дати мені шилінг, пане?
Meaning
3 senses(derogatory, intransitive, transitive)To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly; sometimes extended sarcastically even to those not paid but strongly biased in favor.
That contractor seems to be shilling for a certain brand of building materials.
That contractor seems to be shilling that specific epoxy.
Ware anpreisen
впа́риватьvpárivatʹ, впа́ритьvpáritʹ, втю́хиватьvtjúxivatʹ
To put under cover; to sheal.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)To shell.
- act as a shill
Examples
18 sentencesMay I have a shilling, sir?
Можете дати мені шилінг, пане? — deniko
I gave the boy a shilling.
deIch hab dem Jungen einen Schilling gegeben. — Vortarulo
Jackson strikes me as a shill.
He handed each of them a shilling.
deEr gab jedem einen Schilling. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I gave a shilling to the boy.
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
Unknown; attested as verb 1914, as noun 1916. Perhaps an abbreviation of shillaber, attestUnknown; attested as verb 1914, as noun 1916. Perhaps an abbreviation of shillaber, attested 1913. The word entered English via carny, originally denoting a carnival worker who pretends to be a member of the audience in an attempt to elicit interest in an attraction.
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Forms
shills, shilling, shilled, shilledWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle