paperhanger

paperhanger

English

Etymology

paper +‎ hanger

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪpəhæŋə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪpɚhæŋɚ/
• Hyphenation: pa‧per‧hang‧er

Noun

paperhanger (plural paperhangers)

1. Someone who puts wallpaper on walls.
   • 1942, Elliot Paul, The Last Time I Saw Paris, Sickle Moon 2001, p. 61:

     No one in the street was aware than an Austrian paperhanger named Shickelgruber, and calling himself Hitler, had been arrested in Munich and thrown into jail.

2. (slang) A con man who passes bad cheques or counterfeit paper money; a forger, a con artist.

Translations

someone who puts wallpaper on walls

German: Tapezierer (de) m, Tapeziererin (de) f Irish: páipéaróir m

Romanian: tapetar (ro) m

slang: a con man who passes bad cheques or counterfeit paper money; a forger, a con artist

Romanian: escroc (ro) m, șarlatan (ro) m

Russian: фальшивомонетчик (ru) m (falʹšivomonetčik)