paparazzo
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- noun
- /ˌpɑːpəˈrɑːtsoʊ/
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paparazzi
- The scandal began in France, where the paparazzo snapped photos of the Duchess of Cambridge on a private estate in Provence.
- a former paparazzo
I was visiting a friend who was a paparazzi who was trying to get the money shot of Lonnie Anderson and Burt Reynolds.
- I was visiting a friend who was a paparazzi who was trying to get the money shot of Lonnie Anderson and Burt Reynolds.
- Everybody all around me with paparazzo shooting photos of my feet in my Mazda.
Examples
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Nick Stern, a former paparazzo who spent 15 years in the business, quit after deciding the business had changed too much.
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"When I started, it was easy money," former paparazzo Bouzad said.
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I am a former paparazzo here in NYC.
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But then outside, they get accosted by a paparazzo.
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A response to the anti-paparazzi lawsuit from a former paparazzo.
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Exclusives, every paparazzo's goal, have become almost impossible to obtain.
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The paparazzo took amazing photos of the celebrity at the film premiere.
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After weeks of following the actress, the paparazzo finally captured the perfect candid shot.
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The busy streets were filled with paparazzi, all hoping to get a glimpse of the famous singer as she arrived.
Synonyms
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Photographers who follow famous people to take their pictures without permission
How Intrusive
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Paparazzo comes from the name of a photographer character in the Italian film La Dolce Vita, and after the film people started using that name for real photographers who followed stars. A helpful way to remember it is that the name sounds like the Italian pappataci, 'biting flies', which makes you imagine photographers buzzing around celebrities, so a paparazzo is someone who chases famous people to get candid pictures.