paperhangern.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪpəˌhaŋə/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪpərˌ(h)æŋər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., hanger n.²

Etymology: < paper n. + hanger n.² Compare paperhanging n.

1. A person who decorates or covers interior walls with wallpaper, esp. professionally.

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

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1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. xxiii. 254 The carver, the gilder, and the paper-hanger.

1796 M. Edgeworth Barring Out in Parent's Assistant (ed. 2) I. 164 A new carpenter and paper-hanger..were appointed.

1812 M. Edgeworth Vivian xii, in Tales Fashionable Life IV. 327 The vulgar present, full of upholsterers, and paperhangers..pressed upon his attention with importunate claims.

1860 W. Collins Woman in White (new ed.) I. 299 If painters, paper-hangers, and upholsterers could make happiness as well as splendour, I should be interested about their proceedings in Laura's future home.

1937 Amer. Home Apr. 104/1 (advt.) The silver label..identifies Imperial paper and guarantees it washable and fast to light. Insist that your paperhanger or decorator show you Imperial.

2003 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune (Nexis) 13 Sept. b8 He was a police officer in Astoria and a house painter and paperhanger.

2. slang (originally U.S.). A person who passes forged or fraudulent cheques; a forger.

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society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > [noun] > passing of money > passing of counterfeits > passing of forged or unbacked cheques > person who

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1904 ‘No. 1500’ Life in Sing Sing 261 I went to the coast with a mob of paper-layers, but graft was on the fritter.]

1914 L. E. Jackson & C. R. Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Slang 101 Whoever thoughtlessly leaves his check book in accessible places incurs the jeopardy of..personal loss, seeing that ‘paper hangers’ are vigilant in the search for these.

1941 J. G. Brandon Death in Quarry xiii. 126 ‘Paper-hanger,’ McCarthy echoed. ‘That's a new one on me, William.’ ‘Passin' the snide, sir,’ Withers informed him. ‘Passing flash paper. Bank of Elegance stuff.’

1995 H. Engel Getting away with Murder (1996) xxiii. 194 Hart Wise isn't the only bad paper hanger in town, Benny. Santerre's face is as well known in local banks as the Queen's.

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

单词	paperhanger
释义	paperhangern. Brit. /ˈpeɪpəˌhaŋə/, U.S. /ˈpeɪpərˌ(h)æŋər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., hanger n.² Etymology: < paper n. + hanger n.² Compare paperhanging n. 1. A person who decorates or covers interior walls with wallpaper, esp. professionally. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > decorator > [noun] > paper-hanger paperhanger1768 paperer1829 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. xxiii. 254 The carver, the gilder, and the paper-hanger. 1796 M. Edgeworth Barring Out in Parent's Assistant (ed. 2) I. 164 A new carpenter and paper-hanger..were appointed. 1812 M. Edgeworth Vivian xii, in Tales Fashionable Life IV. 327 The vulgar present, full of upholsterers, and paperhangers..pressed upon his attention with importunate claims. 1860 W. Collins Woman in White (new ed.) I. 299 If painters, paper-hangers, and upholsterers could make happiness as well as splendour, I should be interested about their proceedings in Laura's future home. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 104/1 (advt.) The silver label..identifies Imperial paper and guarantees it washable and fast to light. Insist that your paperhanger or decorator show you Imperial. 2003 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune (Nexis) 13 Sept. b8 He was a police officer in Astoria and a house painter and paperhanger. 2. slang (originally U.S.). A person who passes forged or fraudulent cheques; a forger. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > [noun] > passing of money > passing of counterfeits > passing of forged or unbacked cheques > person who kite-flyer1844 paperhanger1914 1904 ‘No. 1500’ Life in Sing Sing 261 I went to the coast with a mob of paper-layers, but graft was on the fritter.] 1914 L. E. Jackson & C. R. Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Slang 101 Whoever thoughtlessly leaves his check book in accessible places incurs the jeopardy of..personal loss, seeing that ‘paper hangers’ are vigilant in the search for these. 1941 J. G. Brandon Death in Quarry xiii. 126 ‘Paper-hanger,’ McCarthy echoed. ‘That's a new one on me, William.’ ‘Passin' the snide, sir,’ Withers informed him. ‘Passing flash paper. Bank of Elegance stuff.’ 1995 H. Engel Getting away with Murder (1996) xxiii. 194 Hart Wise isn't the only bad paper hanger in town, Benny. Santerre's face is as well known in local banks as the Queen's. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1768
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