경매나 도박, 노점 등에서 손님을 유인하기 위해 열성적인 구매자인 척하는 한통속이나 바람잡이.
An accomplice of a hawker, gambler, or swindler who acts as an enthusiastic customer to entice or encourage others to participate.
예문:
"The street performer used a shill in the audience to make the card trick seem more impressive."
"The auction house was accused of using a shill to artificially inflate the bidding prices."
이해관계가 있거나 돈을 받았으면서도 마치 공정한 지지자인 것처럼 위장하여 홍보하는 사람.
A person who pretends to give an impartial endorsement of something in which they themselves have a hidden interest or are being paid.
예문:
"The tech blogger was dismissed as a corporate shill after it was revealed he received secret payments from the manufacturer."
"Critics argued that the expert witness was merely a shill for the tobacco industry."
바람잡이 노릇을 하거나 개인적 이득을 위해 기만적으로 홍보 활동을 하다.
To act as a shill or to promote something deceptively for personal gain or on behalf of an employer.
예문:
"He spent all day on social media shilling for a new cryptocurrency he had invested in."
"It is considered unethical for journalists to shill for the companies they are assigned to cover."