schnorrer

See also: Schnorrer

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שנאָרער (shnorer) or German Schnorrer.

Noun

schnorrer (plural schnorrers)

  1. beggar
    • 2000, David Golinkin, “Investigating The Charities To Which We Contribute”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 51:
      A schnorer knocks on my door, holds out a letter signed by an eminent rabbi and asks me to contribute to his yeshivah in Jerusalem.
  2. sponger (person who takes advantage of the generosity of others)
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