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shnorrer; schnorrer
noun
a freeloader US
Yiddish from the German for “begging”.- What were the characteristics of the schnorrer? He disdained to stretch out his hand for alms like an ordinary beggar. He did not solicit aid–he demanded it. — Nathan Ausubel, A Treasury of Jewish Folklore, p. 267, 1948
- I had lunch with him a couple of weeks ago. A real schnorrer, but sort of likeable, and apparently he’s hot over there right now. — J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey, pp. 136–137, 1961
- Those schnorer bits: “Oh, you’ll do this and this, and here’s a bit of schnapps for this and this.” — Lenny Bruce, The Essential Lenny Bruce, p. 23, 1967
- FATHER PHIL: You think I’m a schnorrer, don’t you? CARMELA: A who? FATHER PHIL: Yiddish. Somebody who always shows up in time for free grub. — David Chase, The Sopranos: Selected Scripts from Three Seasons, p. 96, 3 November 1998
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