paperhanger

• Nom avec deux sens distincts : l'un désigne une personne qui émet des chèques sans provision ou fait circuler de faux billets, l'autre une personne dont le métier consiste à poser du papier peint sur les murs.

A noun with two distinct meanings: one referring to a person who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money, and another referring to someone whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper.

1. Wallpaper installerB2formal

   A person whose job is to hang wallpaper on walls as a form of interior decoration.

   poseur de papier peint

   • The paperhanger carefully aligned the pattern on the wall.
   • We hired a professional paperhanger to renovate the living room.
   • The paperhanger finished the job in just two days.

   Synonymeswallpaperer

2. Check forgerC1informalamerican

   A person who passes forged checks or counterfeit paper money, often as a criminal activity.

   Faussaire de chèques / émetteur de faux billets

   • The police arrested the paperhanger for cashing fake checks at several banks.
   • He was known in the underworld as a skilled paperhanger.
   • The paperhanger used a sophisticated printer to create counterfeit bills.

   Synonymescounterfeiterforger