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paparazzo

Pronunciation: /ˌpapəˈratsəʊ/
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Definition of paparazzo

noun (plural paparazzi /-tsi/)

(usually paparazzi)
  • a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities to get photographs of them: she inclined her head graciously, permitting the paparazzi to photograph her

Origin:

1960s: from Italian, from the name of a character in Fellini's film La Dolce Vita (1960)

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Spell paparazzo with one r and a double z. Make the plural by changing the -o to -i (as in Italian): paparazzi.

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