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Meanings of shnorrer in English

Spanish
gorrón

(Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others.

        gorrón
        Usage of shnorrer in English
        1
        Yeah, hear, 0 Israel, about the shnorrer who stole his own kid's food!
        Once upon a time in America
        2
        Then he looked Arthur in the eye, and his gaze was not that of a shnorrer.
        Melnitz
        3
        Regula, does he look like a shnorrer?'
        Melnitz
        4
        Regula didn't know what a shnorrer was.
        Melnitz
        5
        And he quickly added, as if his words might be thought presumptuous, 'Now I am of course no longer a businessman, but only a shnorrer.
        Melnitz
        6
        I prefer my shnorrers.'
        Melnitz
        Translations for shnorrer
        Shnorrer through the time