Why “schnorrer” is a great word
SCHNORRER — [Noun] A person, especially one within a community, who habitually lives by begging or by imposing on others' generosity, often with a sense of entitlement. From Yiddish שנאָרער (shnorer, "beggar"), from German Schnorrer, from schnurren ("to whir, purr, beg"), of echoic origin. First attested in English in 1875. Unlike a mendicant, who may beg as a spiritual discipline, or a moocher, a casual opportunist, the schnorrer operates as a sanctioned professional within the social fabric, treating charity as a negotiated right. He is the uninvited guest who critiques the soup, the cousin who always "forgets" his wallet, the fixture at the synagogue door whose weekly donation is your problem—a performance of audacious dependency that proves the oldest currency is not gold, but gall.