WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
schnor•rer
(shnôr′ər, shnōr′-),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]
- Slang Termsa person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others with no intention of repaying;
sponger;
moocher;
beggar.
- Yiddish shnorer beggar, sponger, equivalent. to shnor(n) to beg (compare Middle High German snurren to hum, buzz, whir; sense "beg'' from beggars' custom of playing a small pipe or whistle (German Schnurrpfeife)) + -er -er1
- 1890–95
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