paperern.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪp(ə)rə/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪpərər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: paper v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < paper v. + -er suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier paperhanger n.

1. A person who decorates or covers interior walls with wallpaper; a paperhanger.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > decorator > [noun] > paper-hanger

paperhanger1768

paperer1829

1829 W. M. Thackeray Let. 28 Mar. (1948) I. 49 I shall..let the painter & paperer wreak their vengeance on my walls.

1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere I. i. viii. 223 It is disgraceful that I should be idling here while she is struggling with carpenters and paperers, and puzzling out the decorations of the drawing-room.

1928 A. Huxley Let. 8 Oct. (1969) 302 The house is in a state of chaos—painters and paperers still at work, furniture huddled here and there.

1991 Orange County (Calif.) Register (Nexis) 4 July (Community section) 9 Employers can hire labourers, carpenters, electricians, tile setters, dry wallers, plumbers and paperers.

2. A person who packs newly manufactured pins in paper. Now historical and rare.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > needle- or pin-maker > [noun] > involved in specific process

needle pointer1821

needle-grinder1823

paperer1853

needle-polisher1898

1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) II. 386 The pins are then taken to the paperers, who are each seated in front of a bench.

1925 Economica No. 15. 287 All these were outworkers, but other paperers were employed in the premises of the concern, under terms of service identical with those of the pin headers already described.

3. Theatre slang. A person or organization that issues or receives free tickets for a performance. Now rare.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > theatre-going > theatregoer > [noun] > theatre audience > one who receives free pass

liberty boy1826

paperer1885

1885 Referee 14 June 3/3 Results showed that the ‘paperer’ understood his business.

1895 Punch May 230/1 I took Lil, Dannel's youngest, larst week to the play with some tickets I'd got. Well paperers mustn't be choosers.

1986 Back Stage (Nexis) 27 June 1 a Known as paperers, these clubs usually charge an initial fee and then guarantee a minimum number of ticket opportunities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paperer
释义	paperern. Brit. /ˈpeɪp(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˈpeɪpərər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: paper v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < paper v. + -er suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier paperhanger n. 1. A person who decorates or covers interior walls with wallpaper; a paperhanger. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > decorator > [noun] > paper-hanger paperhanger1768 paperer1829 1829 W. M. Thackeray Let. 28 Mar. (1948) I. 49 I shall..let the painter & paperer wreak their vengeance on my walls. 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere I. i. viii. 223 It is disgraceful that I should be idling here while she is struggling with carpenters and paperers, and puzzling out the decorations of the drawing-room. 1928 A. Huxley Let. 8 Oct. (1969) 302 The house is in a state of chaos—painters and paperers still at work, furniture huddled here and there. 1991 Orange County (Calif.) Register (Nexis) 4 July (Community section) 9 Employers can hire labourers, carpenters, electricians, tile setters, dry wallers, plumbers and paperers. 2. A person who packs newly manufactured pins in paper. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > needle- or pin-maker > [noun] > involved in specific process needle pointer1821 needle-grinder1823 paperer1853 needle-polisher1898 1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) II. 386 The pins are then taken to the paperers, who are each seated in front of a bench. 1925 Economica No. 15. 287 All these were outworkers, but other paperers were employed in the premises of the concern, under terms of service identical with those of the pin headers already described. 3. Theatre slang. A person or organization that issues or receives free tickets for a performance. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > theatre-going > theatregoer > [noun] > theatre audience > one who receives free pass liberty boy1826 paperer1885 1885 Referee 14 June 3/3 Results showed that the ‘paperer’ understood his business. 1895 Punch May 230/1 I took Lil, Dannel's youngest, larst week to the play with some tickets I'd got. Well paperers mustn't be choosers. 1986 Back Stage (Nexis) 27 June 1 a Known as paperers, these clubs usually charge an initial fee and then guarantee a minimum number of ticket opportunities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1829
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