schnorrern.

Brit.

/ˈʃnɔːrə/, U.S.

/ˈʃnɔrər/

Forms: 1800s– schnorrer, 1900s– schnorra, 1900s– shnorrer.

Origin: A borrowing from Yiddish. Etymon: Yiddish shnorer.

Etymology: < Yiddish shnorer beggar, scrounger < German Schnurrer beggar, vagrant (18th cent.) < schnurren to beg (see schnorr v.) + -er -er suffix¹.Yiddish shnorer was reborrowed into German in the form Schnorrer scrounger, freeloader (19th cent.).

colloquial (originally in Jewish usage).

Originally: a beggar. Now: a scrounger, a freeloader; a layabout, a good-for-nothing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > one who obtains or acquires > by irregular means

motha1387

sorner1449

sucker?a1513

prowler1519

miligant1568

parasite1821

dog robber1832

ear-biter1855

moocher1857

schnorrer1875

toucher1896

scunge1900

scrounger1909

mooch1914

hum1919

hummer1919

hot-stuffer1929

scrounge1937

joyrider1990

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer

lurdanc1330

player1340

moochera1425

loon?c1450

lounger?a1513

idler1534

rest man1542

holiday-woman1548

baty bummill1568

bummill baty1568

friar-fly?1577

idol1579

lingerer1579

loll1582

idleby1589

shit-rags1598

blaitie bum1602

idle1635

Lollard1635

loiterer1684

saunterer1688

scobberlotchera1697

bumble1786

quisby1789

waffler1805

shoat1808

loafer1830

bummer1855

dead beat1863

bum1864

scowbanker1864

schnorrer1875

scowbank1881

ikey1906

layabout1932

lie-about1937

spine-basher1946

limer1964

1875 Young Israel Nov. 658 Were I not a Schnorrer by profession, you would have never discovered your Deborah, for only schnorring strengthens the memory and makes people sharp, so that they always recognize a person they have once seen.

1899 Daily Chron. 10 Mar. 3/4 The crowd of half-starved immigrants, consisting of street hawkers and schnorrers, who are the plague of the Jewish Board of Guardians.

1921 V. B. Shore Heritage vi. 196 Bessie, don't keep throwing in my teeth all the time I'm a schnorrer! I ain't—.

1959 H. Pinter Birthday Party (1960) 81 Keep an eye open for low-lives, for schnorrers and for layabouts. He didn't mention names.

1962 J. D. Salinger Franny & Zooey 136 I had lunch with him one day a couple of weeks ago. A real schnorrer, but sort of likable.

1981 J. Barnett Firing Squad xiv. 190 A right pair of miserable schnorrers I've got here.

2002 Vanity Fair July 152/3 I grew up in the neighborhood of the schnorrers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	schnorrer
释义	schnorrern. Brit. /ˈʃnɔːrə/, U.S. /ˈʃnɔrər/ Forms: 1800s– schnorrer, 1900s– schnorra, 1900s– shnorrer. Origin: A borrowing from Yiddish. Etymon: Yiddish shnorer. Etymology: < Yiddish shnorer beggar, scrounger < German Schnurrer beggar, vagrant (18th cent.) < schnurren to beg (see schnorr v.) + -er -er suffix¹.Yiddish shnorer was reborrowed into German in the form Schnorrer scrounger, freeloader (19th cent.). colloquial (originally in Jewish usage). Originally: a beggar. Now: a scrounger, a freeloader; a layabout, a good-for-nothing. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > one who obtains or acquires > by irregular means motha1387 sorner1449 sucker?a1513 prowler1519 miligant1568 parasite1821 dog robber1832 ear-biter1855 moocher1857 schnorrer1875 toucher1896 scunge1900 scrounger1909 mooch1914 hum1919 hummer1919 hot-stuffer1929 scrounge1937 joyrider1990 the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer lurdanc1330 player1340 moochera1425 loon?c1450 lounger?a1513 idler1534 rest man1542 holiday-woman1548 baty bummill1568 bummill baty1568 friar-fly?1577 idol1579 lingerer1579 loll1582 idleby1589 shit-rags1598 blaitie bum1602 idle1635 Lollard1635 loiterer1684 saunterer1688 scobberlotchera1697 bumble1786 quisby1789 waffler1805 shoat1808 loafer1830 bummer1855 dead beat1863 bum1864 scowbanker1864 schnorrer1875 scowbank1881 ikey1906 layabout1932 lie-about1937 spine-basher1946 limer1964 1875 Young Israel Nov. 658 Were I not a Schnorrer by profession, you would have never discovered your Deborah, for only schnorring strengthens the memory and makes people sharp, so that they always recognize a person they have once seen. 1899 Daily Chron. 10 Mar. 3/4 The crowd of half-starved immigrants, consisting of street hawkers and schnorrers, who are the plague of the Jewish Board of Guardians. 1921 V. B. Shore Heritage vi. 196 Bessie, don't keep throwing in my teeth all the time I'm a schnorrer! I ain't—. 1959 H. Pinter Birthday Party (1960) 81 Keep an eye open for low-lives, for schnorrers and for layabouts. He didn't mention names. 1962 J. D. Salinger Franny & Zooey 136 I had lunch with him one day a couple of weeks ago. A real schnorrer, but sort of likable. 1981 J. Barnett Firing Squad xiv. 190 A right pair of miserable schnorrers I've got here. 2002 Vanity Fair July 152/3 I grew up in the neighborhood of the schnorrers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1875
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