Question of the Day #1277

Ben Shapiro is cracking under the pressure to shill for Trump

From the headline of this article at Salon.

  上記の文で、shillの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "shill" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

[名]

1. 〈米俗・軽蔑的〉〔賭博・競売などの〕サクラ、おとり
2. 〈米俗・軽蔑的〉〔商品などを積極的に売ろうとする〕宣伝［広告］担当者

[自動]
〈米俗・軽蔑的〉〔賭博・競売などの〕サクラになる
[他動]

1. 〈米俗・軽蔑的〉〔賭博・競売などの〕サクラになる
2. 〔サクラになって人を〕だます、引っかける

   

Answer

According to :

verb (intransitive)

1. to act as a shill
2. to act as a spokesperson or promoter

noun

1.  
   1. one who acts as a decoy (as for a pitchman or gambler)
   2. one who makes a sales pitch or serves as a promoter
2. PITCH

 

Examples

1. Use the power of your vote to elect gun control candidates and reject those who shill for the gun lobby. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
2. Even the most famous influencers, the ones who get deals with luxury brands, all seem to be shilling for the platform lately. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
3. Godzilla has been recruited to shill a range of products in commercials, from Snickers to Fiat cars. — Clark Collis, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2019
4. Of course, this is not the first time Messi has acted as a shill for Saudi Arabia. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
5. Avast also alerted both TikTok and Instagram to the shill accounts doing the promotions. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2020

   

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