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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Italian paparazzo, from the name of Signor Paparazzo, a character in Federico Fellini's La dolce vita.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
- 2005 April 30, Peter Aspden, “The Revolver”, in FT magazine, number № 103 (election special), page 46:
- 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.
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
Derived terms[edit]
- paparazzi (see there for further derivations)
Related terms[edit]
- paparazza (feminine)
Translations[edit]
freelance photographer of celebrities
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Signor Paparazzo, the name of a character in Federico Fellini's film La dolce vita.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
paparazzo m (plural paparazzi, feminine paparazza)
Derived terms[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
paparazzo m (plural paparazzi)
- paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities)
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