decoy

de·coy  (dkoi, d-koi)

n.

1.

a. A living or artificial bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within shooting range.

b. An enclosed place, such as a pond, into which wildfowl are lured for capture.

2. A means used to mislead or lead into danger.

tr.v. (d-koi) de·coyed, de·coy·ing, de·coys

To lure or entrap by or as if by a decoy. See Synonyms at lure.

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[Possibly from Dutch de kooi, the cage : de, the (from Middle Dutch; see to- in Indo-European roots) + kooi, cage (from Middle Dutch cie, from Latin cavea).]

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de·coyer n.

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decoy

Noun

1. a person or thing used to lure someone into danger

2. an image of a bird or animal, used to lure game into a trap or within shooting range

Verb

to lure into danger by means of a decoy [probably from Dutch de kooi the cage]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	decoy - a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) steerer accomplice, confederate - a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true roper - a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game) shill - a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others
	2.	decoy - something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed bait, lure chum - bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" 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 trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
Verb	1.	decoy - lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy entice, lure, tempt - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

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decoy

noun lure, attraction, bait, trap, inducement, enticement, ensnarement

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An imitation in any sense of a person, object, or phenomenon which is intended to deceive enemy surveillance devices or mislead enemy evaluation. Also called dummy.

Translations

decoy [ˈdiːkɔɪ] n → señuelo;

police decoy → trampa or señuelo policial

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decoy [ˈdiːkɔɪ] n → piège m;

they used him as a decoy for the enemy → ils se sont servis de lui pour attirer l'ennemi

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decoy [ˈdiːkɔɪ] n → Lockvogel m;

(object) → Köder m;

they used him as a decoy for the enemy → sie benutzten ihn dazu, den Feind anzulocken

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decoy [ˈdiːkɔɪ] n → zimbello;

they used him as a decoy for the enemy → l'hanno usato come esca per il nemico