schnor|rer

schnor|rer
schnor|rer «SHNR uhr, SHNOHR-», noun.
Slang. a beggar; sponger: »

A real schnorrer, but sort of likable (New Yorker).

[< Yiddish shnorer < shnoren beg < Middle High German]

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  • schnor — schnor·rer; …   English syllables

  • rer — ab·hor·rer; bar·rer; char·rer; con·fer·rer; de·bye scher·rer; de·fer·rer; dü·rer·esque; füh·rer; in·fer·rer; in·fir·ma·rer; in·ter·rer; mar·rer; neu·rer·gic; pre·fer·rer; re·fec·to·rer; re·fer·rer; scar·rer; schai·rer·ite; schnor·rer; star·rer;… …   English syllables

  • schnorrer — schnor·rer …   English syllables

  • schnorrer — schnor•rer or shnorrer [[t]ˈʃnɔr ər, ˈʃnoʊr [/t]] n. Slang. cvb sts a person who lives at the expense of others; sponger; parasite • Etymology: 1890–95; < Yiddish shnorer beggar, sponger < shnor(n) to beg …   From formal English to slang

  • Schnorrer — Schnor rer, n. [Yiddish, fr. G. schnurrer, fr. schnurren to hum, whir, hence, from the sound of the musical instrument used by strolling beggars, to beg.] Among the Jews, a beggar. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sponger — n Informal. parasite, Inf. sponge, scrounge or scrounger, Sl. mooch or moocher, Yiddish. schnor rer, Inf. freeloader; borrower, cadger, Inf. four flusher, Sl. bum, beggar, Inf. panhandler; leech, hanger on, barnacle, bur, appendage; courtier,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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