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1 shill
1. сущ.разг. "подсадная утка"; зазывала (лицо, которое изображает потенциального или реального клиента и помогает продавцу продать товар другим покупателем)Not only was he frozen out, as threatened, stories began to circulate widely that he was a shill for cork companies.
See:2. гл.1) общ., разг. работать "подсадной уткой" (подыгрывать мошеннику или продавцу, изображая клиента)2) марк. (рекламировать какой-л. продукт, демонстрируя известных людей, которые его используют)Canadian advertisers are confined mainly to hockey players when they're looking for an athlete to shill for them. — Когда канадские рекламодатели ищут спортсмена, готового рекламировать их продукт, их выбор ограничен: в основном им приходится работать с хоккеистами.
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