Schnorrer

Alice Faber faber at LENNY.HASKINS.YALE.EDU
Wed Oct 20 04:47:49 UTC 1999


> A journalist has asked to be put on the "schnorrers' list" for our
> publications. Is that what I think it means?

Well, what it means is that he wants copies of the publications but doesn't
want to pay for them. Schnorrer is Yiddish for beggar, often the kind of
fundraiser who insists that the money's for a good cause, really, it is.

Alice



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