paperhanger
English
/ˈpeɪpəhæŋə/, /ˈpeɪpɚhæŋɚ/
noun
Definitions
- Someone who puts wallpaper on walls.
- (slang) A con man who passes bad cheques or counterfeit paper money; a forger, a con artist.
Etymology
Compound from English paper + English hanger.
Origin
English
hanger
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adpaper English
- apehanger English
- artpaper English
- byhanger English
- cliffhanger English
- crapehanger English
- crepehanger English
- curlpaper English
- doorhanger English
- e-paper English
- endpaper English
- ferropaper English
- flypaper English
- glasspaper English
- goalhanger English
- hang English
- hanger English
- hanger steak English
- hangerless English
- newspaper English
- nonpaper English
- notepaper English
- oilpaper English
- onhanger English
- paper English
- paper clay English
- paper cut English
- paperback English
- paperbacked English
- paperbag English
- paperbark English
- paperboard English
- paperbound English
- paperboy English
- paperbush English
- paperchase English
- papercraft English
- papercrete English
- papercutting English
- paperer English
- paperflower English
- papergirl English
- paperhanging English
- paperhood English
- paperish English
- paperknife English
- paperless English
- paperlike English
- papermaker English
- papermaking English
- paperman English
- papermouth English
- papern English
- paperphile English
- paperphilia English
- papershell English
- paperware English
- paperweight English
- paperwhite English
- paperwoman English
- paperwork English
- paperworks English
- papery English
- photopaper English
- pothanger English
- repaper English
- sandpaper English
- spoil-paper English
- straphanger English
- tarpaper English
- telepaper English
- unpaper English
- wallpaper English
- wastepaper English
- workpaper English
- papȳrus Latin
- paper Spanish, Castilian
- ハンガー Japanese
- ペーパー Japanese
- hanger Middle English
- paper Middle English
- hanger Cebuano
- pàipear Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- iphepha Zulu
- peba Marshallese
- iphepha Xhosa
- pepa Tok Pisin
- pepa Hawaiian
- liphepha Swati
- pepa Maori
- hang
- paper
- papery
- papern
- hanger
- repaper
- adpaper
- paperer
- e-paper
- unpaper
- byhanger
- onhanger
- nonpaper
- artpaper
- paperish
- flypaper
- oilpaper
- endpaper
- tarpaper
- paperman
- paperbag
- paperboy
- paper cut
- paperbush
- wallpaper
- notepaper
- curlpaper
- paperbark
- paperhood
- papergirl
- sandpaper
- paperwork
- paperless
- pothanger
- workpaper
- paperlike
- paperware
- newspaper
- telepaper
- paperback
- apehanger
- paperchase
- paperboard
- wastepaper
- paperwoman
- paperwhite
- doorhanger
- photopaper
- papermaker
- paperphile
- papercraft
- paperworks
- papermouth
- paper clay
- papercrete
- papershell
- hangerless
- ferropaper
- glasspaper
- goalhanger
- paperbound
- paperknife
- paperbacked
- straphanger
- papermaking
- paperweight
- paperphilia
- crepehanger
- paperflower
- crapehanger
- cliffhanger
- spoil-paper
- paperhanging
- papercutting
- hanger steak