Schnorrer
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Yiddish שנאָרער or German Schnorrer.
Noun
editschnorrer (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.