PAPARAZZO

paparazzo

(noun) a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

paparazzo (plural paparazzi or paparazzos)

A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

Usage notes

• The singular paparazzo is much less common than its plural paparazzi, to the extent that paparazzi is often used as a plurale tantum, and sometimes, non-standardly, even used as a singular noun.

Source: Wiktionary



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