schnorrer

schnor·rer also shnor·rer  (shnôrr, shnr-)

n. Slang

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

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[Yiddish shnorer, beggar, sponger, from shnorn, to beg, from Middle High German snurren, to hum, whir (from the sound of the musical instrument played by beggars).]

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schnorrer - (Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others shnorrer 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)