schnorrer
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schnorrer
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Borrowed from Yiddish שנאָרער (shnorer) or German Schnorrer.
noun schnorrers · schnorer · shnorrer
- beggar 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.
- sponger (person who takes advantage of the generosity of others)