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wall-paperer

wall-paperer

4.4
A person who puts wallpaper on walls to decorate rooms
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpərər/
translation icon : empapelador
  • The wall-paperer spent the entire morning covering the living room walls with a floral pattern.

Examples

  • After repainting the ceiling, they hired a wall-paperer to finish the renovation.

  • My grandfather worked as a wall-paperer for over thirty years.

  • The wall-paperer finished the job in just one day.

  • My brother is a skilled wall-paperer.

  • They hired a wall-paperer to transform their home with beautiful new designs.

  • As a professional wall-paperer, she knows how to create stunning interiors.

  • The wall-paperer carefully aligned the patterns to ensure a perfect finish.

Synonyms

paperhanger
vswall-paperer
1 7.4

A person who hangs wallpaper on inside walls

refers to applying coverings for interior decoration more generally
paperer
vswall-paperer
  • Archaic
8.7

A person who puts wallpaper on walls as a job

focuses on the work of applying coverings as interior decoration
wallpaperer
vswall-paperer
7.3

A person who hangs decorative paper on walls

emphasizes the job's purpose of interior decoration rather than the action

Surface Forms

wall-paperer singular
wall-paperers plural

Morphology

wall-paperer = wallpaper (transparent) = wall + paper + er

The word is a standard agent noun meaning 'one who wallpapers', formed transparently from the verb 'wallpaper' plus '-er'.

Etymology

The word wall-paperer comes from wall and paper with the ending -er, which means 'one who does'. So a wall-paperer is a person who puts paper on walls to decorate them.