schnorrer
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈʃnɔːrər/
- Offensive
:
gorrón
- "He was a master schnorrer," he said, using a Yiddish word loosely translatable as "sponger."
Examples
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This perennial schnorrer!
Fiction book (2001) -
2. Israel is into petty land theft and nickel-dime expropriations of Palestinian taxes; this is not being heroic; this is being a goniff and a schnorrer (as my old mother-in-law would have put it).
Blog text (34) -
A schnorrer always expects others to pay for his meals without contributing anything himself.
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I can't stand that schnorrer who always asks for money but never offers to help anyone.
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When Mark showed up at the party empty-handed, everyone knew he was just another schnorrer looking for a free meal.
Synonyms
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6.1
A person who takes help or gifts without giving anything back
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8.3
A person who often gets food or money without paying
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8.1
A person who takes advantage of others and gives nothing in return
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8.8
A person who often gets free food or money from others without paying
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7.2
A person who takes others' food or help without giving back
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7.6
A person who gets food or money from others without paying
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8.2
A person who depends on others without giving anything back
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9.9
A person who often gets free food or money from others without paying
A person who always asks for free things and never gives anything back
A person who takes help or credit but does not help others
Antonyms
How Self-Sufficient
Surface Forms
Etymology
Schnorrer comes from Yiddish, from the verb schnorren which means 'to beg' or 'to scrounge'. A helpful image is someone who often asks for food or money and never gives anything back, which is why a schnorrer means a freeloader.