paperhanger

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Pronunciation

/ˈpeɪpəhæŋə/

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/ˈpeɪpəhæŋə/ · /ˈpeɪpɚhæŋɚ/

Definition of paperhanger

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

Someone who puts wallpaper on walls.

“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.”

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noun

Someone who puts wallpaper on walls.

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

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From paper + hanger.

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