paperhanger
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paperhanger — [pā′pər haŋ΄ər] n. 1. a person whose work is covering walls with wallpaper ☆ 2. Slang a person who passes forged checks or counterfeit paper money paperhanging n … English World dictionary
paperhanger — paperer pa per*er (p[=a] p[ e]r*[ e]r), paperhanger pa per*hang er (p[=a] p[ e]r*h[a^][ng] [ e]r),n. One whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paperhanger — noun Date: 1796 1. one that applies wallpaper 2. slang one who passes worthless checks … New Collegiate Dictionary
paperhanger — /pay peuhr hang euhr/, n. 1. a person whose job is covering walls with wallpaper. 2. Slang. a person who passes worthless checks. [1790 1800; PAPER + HANGER] * * * … Universalium
paperhanger — n. wallpaperer, one who hangs wallpaper … English contemporary dictionary
paperhanger — noun a person who decorates with wallpaper, especially professionally … English new terms dictionary
paperhanger — noun (C) someone whose job is to decorate rooms with wallpaper … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
paperhanger — pa•per•hang•er [[t]ˈpeɪ pərˌhæŋ ər[/t]] n. 1) a person whose job is covering walls with wallpaper 2) sts Slang. a person who passes worthless checks • Etymology: 1790–1800 pa′per•hang ing, n … From formal English to slang
paperhanger — /ˈpeɪpəhæŋə/ (say paypuhhanguh) noun 1. someone whose business it is to cover or decorate walls with wallpaper. 2. Prison Colloquial someone who passes valueless cheques. –paperhanging, noun …
paperhanger — noun 1. someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑forger, ↑counterfeiter 2. one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper • Syn: ↑paperer … Useful english dictionary
