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Meaning of "paperhanger" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PAPERHANGER

paperhanger  [ˈpeɪpəˌhæŋə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAPERHANGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Paperhanger is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAPERHANGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cheque fraud

Cheque 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. Most methods involve taking advantage of the float to draw out these funds. Specific kinds of cheque fraud include cheque kiting, where funds are deposited before the end of the float period to cover the fraud, and paper hanging, where the float offers the opportunity to write fraudulent cheques but the account is never replenished.

Definition of paperhanger in the English dictionary

The definition of paperhanger in the dictionary is a person who hangs wallpaper as an occupation. Other definition of paperhanger is a counterfeiter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAPERHANGER


banger
ˈbæŋə
bellhanger
ˈbelˌhæŋə
clanger
ˈklæŋə
cliffhanger
ˈklɪfˌhæŋə
crapehanger
ˈkreɪpˌhæŋə
crepehanger
ˈkreɪpˌhæŋə
Erlanger
ˈɜːlæŋə
franger
ˈfræŋə
ganger
ˈɡæŋə
handlanger
ˈhændˌlæŋə
hangar
ˈhæŋə
hanger
ˈhæŋə
karanga
kəˈræŋə
langer
ˈlæŋə
sanger
ˈsæŋə
Selangor
səˈlæŋə
slanger
ˈslæŋə
straphanger
ˈstræpˌhæŋə
Tauranga
taʊˈræŋə
tikanga
təˈkæŋə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAPERHANGER

paperback
paperback book
paperbacker
paperbark
paperboard
paperbound
paperboy
paperclip
paperer
papergirl
paperhanging
paperiness
paperknife
paperknives
paperless
papermaker
papermaking
papers
paperware
paperweight

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAPERHANGER

anger
arranger
Boulanger
changer
danger
dog in the manger
dog-in-the-manger
endanger
etranger
exchanger
Feuchtwanger
finger
flanger
forest ranger
granger
heat exchanger
manger
ranger
Stavanger
stranger
stranger danger

Synonyms and antonyms of paperhanger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «paperhanger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAPERHANGER

Find out the translation of paperhanger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paperhanger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paperhanger» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

paperhanger
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paperhanger
570 millions of speakers

English

paperhanger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

paperhanger
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

paperhanger
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

paperhanger
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paperhanger
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

paperhanger
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peintre-tapissier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paperhanger
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tapezierer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

paperhanger
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

paperhanger
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paperhanger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

paperhanger
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

paperhanger
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेपरहेन्जर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dolandırıcı içinen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tappezziere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lakiernicze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

paperhanger
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paperhanger
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

paperhanger
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

behanger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

paperhanger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

paperhanger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paperhanger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAPERHANGER»

The term «paperhanger» is regularly used and occupies the 99.565 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAPERHANGER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «paperhanger» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «paperhanger» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paperhanger

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAPERHANGER»

Discover the use of paperhanger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paperhanger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
I Hate To See That Evening Sun Go Down: Collected Stories
I need to feed a few cows, the paperhanger said. I'll feed my stock pretty quick and come back and help hunt. You don't mind if I look in your truck, do you? Do what? I've got to cover my ass. If that little girl don't turn up damn quick this is going ...
William Gay, 2003
2
Final Approval
the walls which hadn't been double-cut yet, and was using his paperhanger's table as a staging area. Double-cutting would produce an almost undetectable seam. Sinatra had been replaced by the station with the new motivational rock.
Timothy J. Korzep, 2000
3
Construction and Trades
Great. Careers. Painter. or. Paperhanger. As long as people have built houses and other buildings, they have painted them to look cleaner and brighter. In Dendera in Egypt, you can see paint that is thousands of years old. In the Middle Ages ...
Kenneth C. Mondschein, 2008
4
Those Were the Days
The paperhanger had to learn to install canvas by using canvas tacks and a tack hammer. The hammer had a square end, and the other a smaller magnetized end. The paperhanger would throw a handful of tacks into his mouth and “feed” the ...
Neal Murphy, 2008
5
The Best American Noir of the Century
I need to feed a few cows, the paperhanger said. I'll feed my stock pretty quick and come back and help hunt. You don't mind if I look in your truck, do you? Do what? I've got to cover my ass. If that little girl don't turn up damn quick this is going ...
James Ellroy, Otto Penzler, 2011
6
Careers in Crime: An Applicant's Guide
paperHanger. rAnk: 9. out. of. 50. AverAGe. GrAde: B. coMpensAtion And reWArds stAleMAte revenues remain flat ... Clear correction fluids Typing mishaps Juvenile JeopArdy Sentences for a group of ten cooperating Atlanta Paperhanger.
Weinberg, Michael, 2009
7
New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 2001
This year's collection ranges from decaying farms to department stores, from small towns to thriving cities, tracking the likes of a violent paperhanger, a boy who kidnaps his school bus driver, an ambitious fiddler, and a failed adman.
Shannon Ravenel, 2001
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Similes Dictionary
Busy as an oven at Christmas —Michael Denham Busy as ants in a breadbox — Anon (I am) busy as a one—armed paperhanger with the itch —American colloquialism This is often attributed to Theodore Roosevelt, who used it in a letter ...
Elyse Sommer, 2013
9
1990 census of population and housing: Alphabetical index of ...
777 Paper winder 100-130,151-392 777 Paper-wood cutter 230 496 Paperback machine operator 717 Paperer 100-392 777 Paperhanger 160-162 777 Paperhanger ._ Exc. 160-162 583 Paperhanger contractor, administrator or general ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1992
10
Little Sister Lost: A Powerful Story of the Search for Anna ...
“The paperhanger,” she snapped. “You put in a work order three months ago.” Her voice was at once accusatory and defensive. “She's here. Now.” Dick's eyes roved the oflice as iflooking for a place to hide. He sighed. “Okay. Let her come in .
Anthony Joseph Sacco Sr, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAPERHANGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paperhanger is used in the context of the following news items.
1
POWs don't ask to be heroes
... which had latched onto him in a hostile land where 6 million others were sent to their deaths by a former paperhanger with a big mouth. «Statesman Journal, Jul 15»
2
Ernest Jones, 98-year-old dad of ex-Sixer star Wali, knows Philly …
Jones was employed as a tradesman, paperhanger and painter throughout his professional career. But Jones is an avid sports fans and ... «The Philadelphia Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Outburst costs Salina sex offender and attempted murderer 18 …
... caused significant scarring and potentially permanent damage to the victim's right hand, hampering his career as a paperhanger and painter. «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
4
A modest community building that deserves to be saved
... in 1880 a painter and paperhanger; in the early 20th century it was a tobacconist's; from 1949 Fleet Electrics had it; by 1972 it sold handbags. «Brighton & Hove Independent, Jun 15»
5
WORLD FOCUS: Escape from Dannemora
Joe's offense was to be a brazen "paperhanger" who passed bad checks. He did this too many times and wound up with a long sentence. «Lake Placid News, Jun 15»
6
Time to Produce
Linn Sitler will make the $4 million work harder than a one-armed paperhanger, but it won't be enough to turn on the big klieg lights again. «Memphis Daily News, May 15»
7
The Tragedy of Little Mae Berger
When the store had to close during the Depression, Philip went back to his old trade as a paperhanger with his brothers. “You worked hard in ... «Jewish Daily Forward, May 15»
8
Support for team beats challenge
In those days the co-owner and managing director of Tauranga's Central Diesel Services was "a one-armed paperhanger", he says, doing ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
9
Customize your home decor with digital printing
... the printing options is on paper with self-stick adhesive, so you can easily install it yourself without having to pay a professional paperhanger. «Jewish Journal, Apr 15»
10
The Evolution Of Southern Gothic
In particular, Gay's story "The Paperhanger" is prime modern Gothic with a power akin to O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" as an ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Paperhanger [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/paperhanger>. Apr 2024 ».
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