Library / English Dictionary

PAPERHANGER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper

Synonyms:

paperer; paperhanger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("paperhanger" is a kind of...):

artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)

Sense 2

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)

Credits