Decoyer

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.