schnorrer

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schnorrer

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Borrowed from Yiddish שנאָרער (shnorer) or German Schnorrer.

noun schnorrers · schnorer · shnorrer

  1. 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.
  2. sponger (person who takes advantage of the generosity of others)

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