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  • 11schnorrer — noun Etymology: Yiddish shnorer Date: 1892 beggar; especially one who wheedles others into supplying his wants …

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  • 12schnorrer — /shnawr euhr, shnohr /, n. Slang. a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others with no intention of repaying; sponger; moocher; beggar. Also, shnorrer. [1890 95; < Yiddish shnorer beggar, sponger, equiv. to shnor(n) to beg&#8230; …

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  • 13schnorrer — noun sponger (person who takes advantage of the generosity of others) …

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  • 14Schnorrer — Nassauer (umgangssprachlich); Schmarotzer (derb); Bettler; Zecke (vulgär) * * * Schnọr|rer 〈m. 3; umg.〉 jmd., der etwas schnorrt, Schmarotzer * * * Schnọr|rer, der; s, (ugs.): jmd., der schnorrt: er ist ein al …

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  • 15schnorrer — n. beggar, moocher, one who lives at the expense of others (Slang) …

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  • 16schnorrer —    (SHNOR er) [Yiddish, from German] In slang, an habitual or professional beggar; one who lives at the expense of others; a moocher; a sponger; a cheapskate …

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  • 17schnorrer — [ ʃnɒrə, ʃnɔ:rə] noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. a beggar or scrounger. Origin C19: from Yiddish shnorrer, var. of Ger. Schnurrer …

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  • 18schnorrer — schnor·rer …

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  • 19schnorrer — 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; &LT; Yiddish shnorer beggar, sponger &LT; shnor(n) to beg …

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  • 20schnorrer — /ˈʃnɔrə/ (say shnawruh) noun Chiefly US Colloquial a cadger; freeloader. {Yiddish: an importunate beggar} …