paparazzo

/ ˌpæpəˈrætsəʊ /

noun

1. a freelance photographer who specializes in candid camera shots of famous people and often invades their privacy to obtain such photographs

Word History and Origins

Origin of paparazzo¹

C20: from Italian

Example Sentences

Celebrities shop at Erewhon and call paparazzi to photograph them there.

From Los Angeles Times

Duncan, who describes his father as the "godfather of Heathrow paparazzi", said he worked until the last decade of his life.

From BBC

“Jeremy is the one and only,” she wrote in the comments section, after condemning the paparazzi.

From Los Angeles Times

Vanessa Hudgens said her family’s privacy was invaded after paparazzi images were circulated online of her leaving the hospital with her newborn baby.

From Los Angeles Times

She went on to be the first actress to sign a million dollar contract for a single film, for Cleopatra, and her romantic relationship with co-star Richard Burton sparked a paparazzi frenzy.

From BBC