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paparazzo

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pa·pa·raz·zo  (päp-räts)
n. pl. pa·pa·raz·zi (-s)
A freelance photographer who doggedly pursues celebrities to take candid pictures for sale to magazines and newspapers.

[After Signor Paparazzo, a character in La Dolce Vita, a film by Federico Fellini.]

paparazzo [ˌpæpəˈrætsəʊ]
n pl -razzi [-ˈrætsiː]
(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a freelance photographer who specializes in candid camera shots of famous people and often invades their privacy to obtain such photographs
[from Italian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.paparazzo - a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines
lensman, photographer - someone who takes photographs professionally
Translations
paparazzo pl <paparazzi>
nPaparazzo m, → Fotojäger m


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