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shnorrer

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shnor⋅rer

  [shnawr-er, shnohr-]
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–noun
schnorrer.

schnor⋅rer

  [shnawr-er, shnohr-]
–noun Slang.
a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others with no intention of repaying; sponger; moocher; beggar.
Also, shnorrer.

Origin:
1890–95; < Yiddish shnorer beggar, sponger, equiv. to shnor(n) to beg (cf. MHG snurren to hum, buzz, whir; sense “beg” from beggars' custom of playing a small pipe or whistle (G Schnurrpfeife)) + -er -er 1
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schnor·rer also shnor·rer   (shnôr'ər, shnōr'-)   
n.   Slang
One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others; a parasite.

[Yiddish shnorer, beggar, sponger, from shnorn, to beg, from Middle High German snurren, to hum, whir (from the sound of the musical instrument played by beggars).]
shnor·rer   (shnôr'ər, shnōr'-)   
n.   Slang
Variant of schnorrer.
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schnorrer [ˈʃnorɚ]

  1. n.
    a beggar; a person who sponges off of friends and relatives. (Yiddish.) : Buy your own ciggies if you don't like mine. Shnorrers can't be choosers.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

schnorrer 
1892, from Yiddish, "beggar," from Ger. slang schnurrer, from schnurren "to go begging" (slang), perhaps ult. imitative of the sound of pleading or whining (e.g. sneer, snorkel, snarl).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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