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paperer
pa·per P0050600 (pā′pər)n.1. A material made of cellulose pulp, derived mainly from wood, rags, and certain grasses, processed into flexible sheets or rolls by deposit from an aqueous suspension, and used chiefly for writing, printing, drawing, wrapping, and covering walls.2. A single sheet of this material.3. One or more sheets of paper bearing writing or printing, especially:a. A formal written composition intended to be published, presented, or read aloud; a scholarly essay or treatise.b. A piece of written work for school; a report or theme.c. often papers An official document, especially one establishing the identity of the bearer.4. papers A collection of letters, diaries, and other writings, especially by one person: the Madison papers.5. Short-term debt instruments, especially commercial paper.6. A newspaper.7. Wallpaper.8. A wrapper made of paper, often with its contents: a paper of pins.9. Slang a. A free pass to a theater.b. The audience admitted with free passes.tr.v. pa·pered, pa·per·ing, pa·pers 1. To cover, wrap, or line with paper.2. To cover with wallpaper.3. To supply with paper.4. Slang To issue free passes for (a theater, for example).5. To construct (something) in haste and with little forethought: papered together a new coalition of political convenience.adj.1. Made of paper.2. Resembling paper, as in thinness or flimsiness.3. Of or relating to clerical work: paper duties.4. a. Existing only in printed or written form: paper profits; a paper corporation.b. Planned but not realized; theoretical.Phrasal Verb: paper over1. To put or keep out of sight; conceal: paper over a deficit with accounting gimmicks.2. To downplay or gloss over (differences, for example), especially in order to maintain a nominal, apparent, or temporary unity.Idioms: in paper With a paperback binding; as a paperback. on paper1. In writing or print.2. In theory, as opposed to actual performance or fact: It is a good team on paper, but its members play poorly together.
[Middle English, from Old French papier, from Latin papȳrus, papyrus plant, papyrus paper, from Greek papūros.]
pa′per·er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | paperer - one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaperpaperhangerartisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft |
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Synonyms for paperernoun one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaperSynonymsRelated Words- artisan
- journeyman
- artificer
- craftsman
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