schnorrer

(s̸hnôr′ər)

noun

Slang a person who lives by begging or by sponging on others

Origin: < Yiddish < Ger schnurrer < schnurren, to whir, purr (of echoic orig.): from the sound made by musical instruments carried by beggars

See schnorrer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also shnor·rer

noun
Slang

One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others; a parasite.

Origin:

Origin: Yiddish shnorer, beggar, sponger

Origin: , from shnorn, to beg

Origin: , from Middle High German snurren, to hum, whir (from the sound of the musical instrument played by beggars)

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