shillaber slang (chiefly N. Amer.).
(ˈʃɪləbə(r))
[Origin unknown.]
= shill n.
| 1913 Collier's 6 Dec. 29/2 The business men turned out to be ‘shillabers’, if you know what ‘shillabers’ are. 1924 G. Bronson-Howard Devil's Chaplain vii. 111 One time ‘ballyhoo’ and ‘shillaber’, proprietor of ‘Chief Big⁓spoon's..’ medicine show. 1940 Amer. Speech XV. 122/1 Shill or shillaber, an accomplice who plays a confidence game so that the mark sees him win. |