"paperhanger" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpeɪpəhæŋə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpeɪpɚhæŋɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-paperhanger.ogg Forms: paperhangers [plural]
Etymology: From paper + hanger. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|paper|hanger}} paper + hanger Head templates: {{en-noun}} paperhanger (plural paperhangers)
  1. Someone who puts wallpaper on walls. Translations (someone who puts wallpaper on walls): tapetář [masculine] (Czech), tapetářka [feminine] (Czech), tapetserer [common-gender] (Danish), Tapezierer [masculine] (German), Tapeziererin [feminine] (German), páipéaróir [masculine] (Irish), tapetar [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-paperhanger-en-noun-WI0I3kkL Disambiguation of 'someone who puts wallpaper on walls': 94 6
  2. (slang) A con man who passes bad cheques or counterfeit paper money; a forger, a con artist. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (slang: a con man who passes bad cheques or counterfeit paper money; a forger, a con artist): escroc [masculine] (Romanian), șarlatan [masculine] (Romanian), фальшивомонетчик (falʹšivomonetčik) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-paperhanger-en-noun-e5-mvemS Disambiguation of Occupations: 33 67 Disambiguation of People: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'slang: a con man who passes bad cheques or counterfeit paper money; a forger, a con artist': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hang paper

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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