schnorrer
nounEtymology Borrowed from Yiddish שנאָרער (shnorer) or German Schnorrer.
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beggar
- 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, “Investigating The Charities To Which We Contribute”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 51:
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sponger (person who takes advantage of the generosity of others)