paparazzo
noun
pa·pa·raz·zo
ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sō 
plural paparazzi
ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sē
: a freelance photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs
a movie star surrounded by a swarm of paparazzi
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Dorsey has now spent the last four and a half years raising Josey as a single dad, moving to West Virginia after Rivera’s funeral to escape paparazzi.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
That all changed last Saturday when eagle-eyed paparazzi snapped Kournikova at Bal Harbour Shops, being pushed around the tony outdoor mall in a wheelchair.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
In 2012, Hollywood celebrities and paparazzi gathered to celebrate the opening of a drug store.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2025
Originally called the Fifties Constance, Gucci’s Jackie 1961 bag was renamed after the former first lady Jackie Kennedy was photographed using the bag as a shield from paparazzi.
—Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
That all changed last Saturday when eagle-eyed paparazzi snapped Kournikova at Bal Harbour Shops, being pushed around the tony outdoor mall in a wheelchair.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
In 2012, Hollywood celebrities and paparazzi gathered to celebrate the opening of a drug store.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2025
Originally called the Fifties Constance, Gucci’s Jackie 1961 bag was renamed after the former first lady Jackie Kennedy was photographed using the bag as a shield from paparazzi.
—Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Paparazzo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paparazzo. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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paparazzo
noun
pa·pa·raz·zo
ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sō
plural paparazzi
ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sē
: a freelance photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs
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