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paperhanger

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pa·per·hang·er  (ppr-hngr)
n.
1. One whose occupation is covering or decorating walls with wallpaper; a paperer.
2. Slang One who passes bad checks.
paper·hanging n.
paperhanger
Noun
a person who hangs wallpaper as an occupation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.paperhanger - someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
counterfeiter, forger - someone who makes copies illegally
2.paperhanger - one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper
paperer
artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
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I wanted to show them our red plush furniture, and the trumpet-blowing cherubs the German paperhanger had put on our parlour ceiling.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
On inquiring at Number 13 we found that the house belonged to a respectable paperhanger, named Keswick, and that no one of the name either of Sawyer or Dennis had ever been heard of there.
A Study In Scarlet by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
Though strictly a paperhanger by trade, he could be plasterer too when he liked.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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