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schnorrer
/ ˈʃnɔːrə /
noun
- slang.a person who lives off the charity of others; professional beggar
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Origin of schnorrer1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of schnorrer1
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Example Sentences
What of Wagner, with his delight in imbecile fables, his popinjay vanity, his soul of a Schnorrer?
"I have as much religion as any Schnorrer on the road," replied the beggar, bridling up.
And so you run away from the Home and married this Schnorrer?
Sooner as stay in the old country and be a Schnorrer all your life, you come over here, ain't it?
"That Schnorrer ain't got money enough to stock a pushcart, let alone a restaurant," he jeered.
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