Schnorrer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deadbeat noun A person who avoids responsibility, especially someone who fails to pay debts or support their family.
- freeloader noun A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without contributing or paying their fair share.
- moocher noun A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
- ponce noun British slang, often derogatory, for a man who lives off someone else's earnings, especially a pimp.
- sponge noun A simple sea creature with a soft, porous skeleton, or the absorbent material made from it (or a synthetic equivalent) used for washing.
- sponger noun One who uses a sponge.
Senses
Schnorrer is used for these senses in English:
- deadbeat (pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
- freeloader (colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
- moocher (mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
- ponce A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.
- scrounger One who scrounges.
- shnorrer One who shnors.
- sponge (slang) A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).
- sponger One who uses a sponge.
deadbeat — full definition
- noun A person who avoids responsibility, especially someone who fails to pay debts or support their family.
- adj Failing to meet financial or family obligations.