1. Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
   "Hunters placed a decoy in the field to attract ducks";
   - bait, lure
    
2. A beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
   "The con artist used a decoy to lure unsuspecting victims";
   - steerer

1. Lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
   "The hunters decoyed the ducks with wooden replicas"

Derived forms: decoying, decoyed, decoys

Type of: accomplice, confederate, deceiver, device, entice, lure, slicker [informal], tempt, trickster

Part of: trap

Encyclopedia: Decoy