Synonyms

paparazzi

American

[pah-puh-raht-see, pah-pah-raht-tsee] / ˌpɑ pəˈrɑt si, ˌpɑ pɑˈrɑt tsi /

plural noun

singular

paparazzo

freelance photographers, especially those who take candid pictures of celebrities for publication.

To evade the paparazzi, the actress sent her car to the front entrance and snuck in the back on foot.
I felt like a paparazzo as I hung around waiting to catch a glimpse of the singer.

Etymology

Origin of paparazzi

First recorded in 1965–70; from Italian, from the surname of such a photographer in Federico Fellini's ( def. ) La dolce vita (1959), of disputed origin

Example Sentences

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She said while paparazzi culture exists everywhere, the tone of Britain's response feels different.

From BBC

The paparazzi cameras that followed him and Church around are long gone and it's a quieter pace of life, but one that suits Henson.

From BBC

I’ve had this since I was maybe 15 and starting to get followed around by paparazzi.

From Los Angeles Times

If Kennedy was an American prince, the lovely and stylish Bessette was his princess, loved, hated and swarmed at every turn by a predatory paparazzi.

From Los Angeles Times

Beyond that, the main point of similarity between Bessette and Diana is that the paparazzi hounded both – Diana to death, and Bessette to resentful exhaustion.

From Salon

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