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How to pronounce paperhanger in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms paperer
Type of artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman
Type Words
Type of counterfeiter, forger

Examples of paperhanger

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He's like a five-armed paperhanger this week because he has direction coming from all sides.
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By 1910 was a paperhanger living in Philadelphia.
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Their father earned his living as a paperhanger.
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I've been working as hard as as an one-armed paperhanger yet on line dating sites creates a buying urge when I see it.
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I've been as busy as an one-armed paperhanger.
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His father picked up English and worked with relatives as a paperhanger, until the Depression and his trouble with alcohol took its toll.
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More examples
  • Someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money
  • One whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper
  • Cheque (or check) fraud refers to a category of criminal acts that involve making the unlawful use of cheques in order to illegally acquire or borrow funds that do not exist within the account balance or account-holder's legal ownership. ...
  • (Paperhangers) A confidence trick or confidence game (also known as a bunko, con, flim flam, gaffle, grift, hustle, scam, scheme, swindle or bamboozle) is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. ...
  • (Paperhangers) Cover interior walls and ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, or attach advertising posters on surfaces, such as walls and billboards. Duties include removing old materials from surface to be papered. Illustrated Example: Billboard Poster, Wallpaperer