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pa·per·hang·er

(pā′pər-hăng′ər)

1. One whose occupation is covering or decorating walls with wallpaper; a paperer.

2. Slang One who passes bad checks.

pa′per·hang′ing n.

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paperhanger

(ˈpeɪpəˌhæŋə)

1. a person who hangs wallpaper as an occupation

2. (Banking & Finance) slang US a counterfeiter

ˈpaperˌhanging n

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pa•per•hang•er

(ˈpeɪ pərˌhæŋ ər)

n.

1. a person whose job is covering walls with wallpaper.

2. Slang. a person who passes worthless checks.

[1790–1800]

pa′per•hang`ing, n.

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Noun	1.	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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paperhanger

[ˈpeɪpəˌhæŋəʳ] N (Brit) → empapelador(a) m/f

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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.

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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."

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Though strictly a paperhanger by trade, he could be plasterer too when he liked.

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If painters, paperhangers, and upholsterers could make happiness as well as splendour, I should be interested about their proceedings in Laura's future home.

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Adam Knowles was named Senior Apprentice Paperhanger of the Year at a glittering evening reception, hosted by leading trade body, the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA).

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PAPER: PAPERBOY / PAPERHANGER / NEWSPAPER / SANDPAPER

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Kelly -- who has worked as a paperhanger and worked at the White House, Andrew Jackson's Hermitage and written ''The Backstory of Wallpaper: Paper-Hangings 1650-1750'' -- said its high-end, ''snazzy'' paper.

Wallpaper restored in Mass. home of poet Bryant

We asked professional paperhanger Bob Rowland to give us some insight into what it takes to get the job done right.

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A TALENTED painter and decorator cut and pasted his way to second in a contest to find Britain's Apprentice Paperhanger of the Year.

Michael's your man for wallpaper perfection

A paperhanger by day and a poet in his spare hours, he changed his original name, Leivick Halpern, when he came to America to avoid confusion with another major Yiddish poet, Moshe-Leib Halpern.