shnorrer

A noun of Yiddish origin referring to a person who habitually takes advantage of others' generosity, often by begging or scrounging.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo de origen yidis que designa a una persona que se aprovecha constantemente de la generosidad ajena, a menudo pidiendo o mendigando algo. También puede referirse a quien vive a costa de otros sin aportar nada.

1. Scrounger or Moocher C1 informal

   A person who habitually takes advantage of others' generosity, often by begging or borrowing without intention of repayment.

   • He's a real shnorrer, always asking for money but never paying back.
   • The shnorrer at the market tried to get free samples from every stall.
   • She called him a shnorrer after he borrowed her car for the third time without offering gas money.

   🇪🇸Gorrón

   Sinónimos: beggarbumcadgerdeadbeatfreeloaderleechmoocherparasitescroungersponger

   Antónimos: benefactorcontributorgiverprovider