See|Paparazzo
English
Etymology
It. paparazzo#Italian|paparazzo
Noun
wikipedia|Paparazzi
en-noun|paparazzi
- 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 Appendix:Glossary#plurale tantum|plurale tantum, and sometimes, non-standardly, even used as a singular noun.
Translations
trans-top|freelance photographer of celebrities
German: Paparazzo m
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Italian paparazzo#Italian|paparazzo m
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Derived terms
paparazzi
Italian
Etymology
From Signor Paparazzo, the name of a character in w:Federico Fellini|Federico Fellini's film w:La dolce vita|La dolce vita.
Noun
it-noun|paparazz|m|o|i
##English|paparazzo
Derived terms
paparazzare
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