schnorrer

American  

[shnawr-er, shnohr-] / ˈʃnɔr ər, ˈʃnoʊr- /

Or shnorrer

noun

Slang.

1. a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others with no intention of repaying; sponger; moocher; beggar.

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schnorrer British  

/ ˈʃnɔːrə /

noun

1. slang a person who lives off the charity of others; professional beggar

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Etymology

Origin of schnorrer

First recorded in 1890–95; from Yiddish shnorer “sponger, moocher,” equivalent to shnor(n) “to beg” (compare Middle High German snurren “to hum, buzz, whir”); sense “beg” from beggars' custom of playing a small pipe or whistle ( German Schnurrpfeife ) + -er -er ¹

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