schnorrer
/shnawr-er, shnohr-/US // ˈʃnɔr ər, ˈʃnoʊr- //UK // (ˈʃnɔːrə) //
笨蛋
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Slang.
- : a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others with no intention of repaying; sponger; moocher; beggar.
Examples
What of Wagner, with his delight in imbecile fables, his popinjay vanity, his soul of a Schnorrer?
"I have as much religion as any Schnorrer on the road," replied the beggar, bridling up.
And so you run away from the Home and married this Schnorrer?
Sooner as stay in the old country and be a Schnorrer all your life, you come over here, ain't it?
"That Schnorrer ain't got money enough to stock a pushcart, let alone a restaurant," he jeered.
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