Paparazzo
[pah-puh-raht-soh; Italian pah-pah-raht-tsaw] /ˌpɑ pəˈrɑt soʊ; Italian ˌpɑ pɑˈrɑt tsɔ/
noun, plural paparazzi
[pah-puh-raht-see; Italian pah-pah-raht-tsee] /ˌpɑ pəˈrɑt si; Italian ˌpɑ pɑˈrɑt tsi/ (Show IPA)
1.
a freelance photographer, especially one who takes candid pictures of celebrities for publication.
/ˌpæpəˈrætsəʊ/
noun (pl) -razzi (-ˈrætsiː)
1.
a freelance photographer who specializes in candid camera shots of famous people and often invades their privacy to obtain such photographs
n.
see paparazzi.
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