paparazzo

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
31
Words With Friends
33
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌpæ.pəˈɹæ.tsəʊ/ (UK)
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/ˌpæ.pəˈɹæ.tsəʊ/ (UK) · /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tsoʊ/ (US)

Definition of paparazzo

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.
    “That man with the camera over there is a paparazzo.”
    “You may decide to shove the lens down the throat of your aggressor, in the style of an aggrieved celebrity seeking primal redress against a mischievous paparazzo; but then again, most ecstatic rituals are pacific in intent and you may find such violence inappropriate.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paparazzo, from the name of Coriolano Paparazzo, a character in Federico Fellini's La dolce vita.

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