paperhanger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Someone who puts wallpaper on walls.
A con man who passes bad cheques or counterfeit paper money; a forger, a con artist.

/ˈpeɪpəhæŋə/ /ˈpeɪpɚhæŋɚ/ En-au-paperhanger.ogg

paperhanger paperhangers

From paper + hanger.

snide pitcher

hang paper

busy as a one-armed paperhanger

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