shnorrer


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shnor·rer

 (shnôr′ər)
n. Slang
Variant of schnorrer.
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schnor•rer

or shnor•rer

(ˈʃnɔr ər, ˈʃnoʊr-)

n. Slang.
a person who lives at the expense of others; sponger; parasite.
[1890–95; < Yiddish shnorer beggar, sponger <shnor(n) to beg]
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Noun1.shnorrer - (Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others
schnorrer
Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
cadger, mooch, moocher, scrounger - someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
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