n. someone who tries to pass bad checks. (Underworld.)
The cops caught the paper-hanger red-handed.He's wanted as a paper-hanger in four states.
paper-hanger
noun
1
a criminal whose expertise is the use of fraudulent securities US, 1954.
2
in trucking, a police officer writing a ticket US, 1976
paper hanger
One who writes bad or dishonored checks, especially out of habit or as a criminal profession. Sometimes hyphenated. Apparently there's been a paper hanger passing through the state, depositing bad checks on Fridays and then skipping town before the banks are open on Monday.He was a paper-hanger for a while back in college. Nothing too serious, mostly just did it to pay for groceries or school supplies when he was low on cash.
paper-hanger
n. someone who tries to pass bad checks. (see also paper, paper-pusher.) He’s wanted as a paper-hanger in four states.