Standard Lemma guide

Schnorr

name · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: SH N AO1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

to scrounge, sponge, cadge

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Jewish

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:schnorr.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shnorr, scrounge, cadge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beg

History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schnorr.

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