Shnorrer

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  • noun. undefined
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  • noun. (Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others
  • Word Usage
    "April 19th, 2009 10: 54am stanley Jerusalem I think we have demonstrated that we do not always need to be serious, and carl provides light relief and for me, laughter-he would be far more annoying if he ever wrote anything sensible. enjoy the gelechter-just see him as a shnorrer trying to be noticed - I do."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cadger  mooch  moocher  scrounger  
    suggests
    shorter  snorer