decoy
Noun
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A beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) (synset 110015111)
is a type of:
- accomplice, confederate - a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
- beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
subtypes:same as: steerer -
Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed (synset 102779210)
is a type of: device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purposesubtypes:
- chum - bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish
- fish lure, fisherman's lure - (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers
- ground bait - bait scattered on the water to attract fish
- stool pigeon - a dummy pigeon used to decoy others
is a part of: trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
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