paperer

P3A1P3E1R1E1R1

noun

A person who hangs wallpaper.

Similar
paperhanger
OriginEnglish paper ← Middle English paper ← Anglo-Norman paper →
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Meanings

nounpaperer (plural paperers)

plural paperers

  1. A person who hangs wallpaper.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper

Similar
paperhanger
Broader
artisanartificer
Also see
paperhangerwallpaperer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπάπυρος (pápuros)
  2. Latinpapȳrus
  3. Old Catalanpaper
  4. Anglo-Normanpaper
  5. Middle Englishpaper
  6. Englishpaper
  7. Englishpaperer

From paper + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

preparerepaper
Cite this entry
APA

paperer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paperer

MLA

“paperer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paperer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paperer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paperer.

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