schnorrer

• Nom, issu du yiddish, désignant une personne qui profite habituellement de la générosité des autres, souvent en mendiant ou en quémandant quelque chose.

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

1. A person who habitually takes advantage of others' generosityC1informal

   Someone who persistently asks for or takes things, especially money or favors, without offering anything in return.

   profiteur

   • He's a real schnorrer, always asking to borrow money but never paying it back.
   • The schnorrer at the market tried to get free samples from every stall.
   • My uncle is a bit of a schnorrer; he always expects others to pay for his meals.

   Synonymescadgerfreeloaderleechmoocherparasitescroungersponger

   Antonymesbenefactorcontributordonorgiverphilanthropistprovider