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)
- 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.
- 1942, Elliot Paul, The Last Time I Saw Paris, Sickle Moon 2001, p. 61:
- (slang) A con man who passes bad cheques or counterfeit paper money; a forger, a con artist.
Translations
someone who puts wallpaper on walls
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slang: a con man who passes bad cheques or counterfeit paper money; a forger, a con artist
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