PAPERHANGER
Dictionary entry overview: What does paperhanger mean? • PAPERHANGER (noun)
The noun PAPERHANGER has 2 senses:
1. someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money
2. one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper
Familiarity information: PAPERHANGER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PAPERHANGER (noun)
Meaning:
Someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("paperhanger" is a kind of...):
counterfeiter; forger (someone who makes copies illegally)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Meaning:
One whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
paperer; paperhanger
Hypernyms ("paperhanger" is a kind of...):
artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)
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