SCHNORRER


Meaning of SCHNORRER in English

[ 'ʃnɒrə , 'ʃnɔ:rə ]

■ noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. a beggar or scrounger.

Origin

C19: from Yiddish shnorrer , var. of Ger. Schnurrer .

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