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paperhanger
[ pey-per-hang-er ]
noun
- a person whose job is covering walls with wallpaper.
- Slang. a person who passes worthless checks.
paperhanger
/ ˈpeɪpəˌhæŋə /
noun
- a person who hangs wallpaper as an occupation
- slang.a counterfeiter
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Derived Forms
- ˈpaperˌhanging, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of paperhanger1
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Example Sentences
As soon as the puppies were bestowed on the porch, in the sunshine, for their morning nap, he telephoned to the local paperhanger.
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And it was the same at the little paperhanger's shop where Theophilus had ordered some pieces of Morris wall-paper for his room.
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Just now, he was, as he himself put it, "as busy as a one-armed paperhanger with the hives."
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By the time the attic was cleared and the paperhanger at work, she had forgotten the matter.
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You can 'ave a pair of paperhanger's tressels and boards for that matter.'
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