1. a person who habitually asks for or lives on charity; a beggar or freeloader
Usage: informal; from Yiddish

Examples

• He’s such a schnorrer, always asking friends to pay for his meals.
• The neighborhood schnorrer showed up at every community event looking for handouts.
• Don’t be a schnorrer—offer to split the bill sometimes.
• She called him a schnorrer after he borrowed money for the third time that month.
• The old schnorrer had a different sob story for every person he approached.
• My uncle is a real schnorrer who never brings anything to family gatherings.