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SHNORRER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shnorrer mean?
• SHNORRER (noun)
The noun SHNORRER has 1 sense:
1. (Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others
Familiarity information: SHNORRER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
schnorrer; shnorrer
Hypernyms ("shnorrer" is a kind of...):
cadger; mooch; moocher; scrounger (someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free))
Domain category:
Yiddish (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)
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