Schnorrer (Noun)
Meaning
(Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The charity's manager had to stop accepting phone calls from that schnorrer who was always asking for more money.
- His uncle was such a schnorrer, always borrowing from family members without intending to repay.
- At the Shabbat dinner table, my aunt had to be polite to the schnorrer from next door, but really, he was taking advantage.
- Since graduating, his cousin has become a schnorrer, asking relatives to help pay for rent and expenses.
- I resent my coworker who has turned out to be a schnorrer, expecting colleagues to bail him out with frequent loans.