Associations to the word «Paperhanger»

Wiktionary

PAPERHANGER, noun. Someone who puts wallpaper on walls.
PAPERHANGER, noun. (slang) A con man who passes bad cheques or counterfeit paper money; a forger, a con artist.

Dictionary definition

PAPERHANGER, noun. Someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money.
PAPERHANGER, noun. One whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras