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schnorr

schnorr verb: to scrounge, sponge, cadge.

Verb

schnorr (third-person singular simple present schnorrs, present participle schnorring, simple past and past participle schnorred)

  1. (Jewish) to scrounge, sponge, cadge
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Proper noun capitalized: Schnorr

Schnorr (plural Schnorrs)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of schnorr

Verb
third-person singular presentschnorrs
present participleschnorring
past participleschnorred
pastschnorred
Proper noun
pluralSchnorrs

Origin of schnorr

From Yiddish שנאָרן (shnorn), cf. German schnorren.

Borrowed from German Schnorr.

Questions about schnorr

What does schnorr mean?
Schnorr means to scrounge, sponge, cadge.
What part of speech is schnorr?
Schnorr can be a verb or a proper noun.
What is the past tense of schnorr?
The past tense of schnorr is schnorred.

Words near schnorr in the dictionary

  1. schnorkeled
  2. schnorkeling
  3. schnorkelled
  4. schnorkelling
  5. schnorkels
  6. schnorr
  7. schnorred
  8. schnorrer
  9. schnorrers
  10. schnorring
  11. schnorrs

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