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# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sponger sponger]; a person who takes advantage of the generosity of others. | # A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sponger sponger]; a person who takes advantage of the generosity of others. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:49, 14 March 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]Borrowed from Yiddish שנאָרער or German Schnorrer.
Noun
[edit | edit source]schnorrer (plural: schnorrers)
- A beggar.
- (2000) David Golinkin, Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, "Investigating the Charities To Which We Contribute", p. 51:
- “A schnorer knocks on my door, holds out a letter signed by an eminent rabbi and asks me to contribute to his yeshivah in Jerusalem.”
- (2000) David Golinkin, Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, "Investigating the Charities To Which We Contribute", p. 51:
- A sponger; a person who takes advantage of the generosity of others.