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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from шныря́ть (šnyrjátʹ).
Noun
шнырь • (šnyrʹ) m anim (genitive шныря́, nominative plural шныри́, genitive plural шныре́й)
- (colloquial, derogatory) a scurrier, a snooper
- Synonyms: прола́з (proláz), пройдо́ха (projdóxa), шустря́к (šustrják)
- (prison slang) a prisoner with a hustle of performing menial tasks for high-ranking prisoners; a gofer, a dogsbody
- Synonym: шестёрка (šestjórka)
- (prison slang) a prison orderly
- Synonym: днева́льный (dneválʹnyj)
- (prison slang) a guard
Declension
Etymology 2
Verb
шнырь • (šnyrʹ)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of шны́рить (šnýritʹ)