decoyer

noun

something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)

verb

lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

Roots

kooidecoy- · Dutch · cage, trap for luring wildfowl er-er · English · one who does (agent)

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