schnorrer









schnorrer


noun Slang.

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

noun

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

n.1892, from Yiddish, “beggar,” from German slang schnurrer, from schnurren “to go begging” (slang), perhaps ultimately imitative of the sound of pleading or whining (e.g. sneer, snorkel, snarl).

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