paperhanger

[ pey-per-hang-er ]

noun

1. a person whose job is covering walls with wallpaper.
2. Slang. a person who passes worthless checks.

paperhanger

/ ˈpeɪpəˌhæŋə /

noun

1. a person who hangs wallpaper as an occupation
2. slang.
   a counterfeiter

Derived Forms

• ˈpaperˌhanging, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of paperhanger¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; paper + hanger

Example Sentences

Since ancient times, proud craftspeople have signed their work, from masons who chiseled cryptic runes into stone to paperhangers who penciled details on bare plaster.

From Washington Post

As soon as the puppies were bestowed on the porch, in the sunshine, for their morning nap, he telephoned to the local paperhanger.

From Project Gutenberg

And it was the same at the little paperhanger's shop where Theophilus had ordered some pieces of Morris wall-paper for his room.

From Project Gutenberg

Just now, he was, as he himself put it, "as busy as a one-armed paperhanger with the hives."

From Project Gutenberg

By the time the attic was cleared and the paperhanger at work, she had forgotten the matter.

From Project Gutenberg

You can 'ave a pair of paperhanger's tressels and boards for that matter.'

From Project Gutenberg