paparazzo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌpa.pəˈɾat.soː/ (Wales)
- pă'pə-răʹtsō (UK)
- /ˌpa.pəˈɾat.so/ (Scotland)
- pä'pə-räʹtsō (US)
- /ˌpæ.pəˈɹæt.səʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑt.soʊ/ (US)
- /ˌpa.pəˈɹat.səw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian paparazzo, from the name of Coriolano Paparazzo, a character in Federico Fellini's La dolce vita.
Meanings
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A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.
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.
2005 April 30, Peter Aspden, “Bright Lights, Big Pity”, The Revolver, in FT magazine, number № 103 (election special), page 46:That man with the camera over there is a paparazzo.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paparazzi | alternative | lexicographic | |
| paparazzi | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| paparazzos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (60)
acw پپراتزي (freelance photographer of celebrities) · es paparatsi (freelance photographer of celebrities) · tr paparazi (freelance photographer of celebrities) · it paparazza (freelance photographer of celebrities) · km អ្នកប្រមាញ់រូប (freelance photographer of celebrities) · ar بَابَارَاتْزِي (freelance photographer of celebrities) · hu lesifotós (freelance photographer of celebrities) · sh paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities) · fi lehtikuvaaja (freelance photographer of celebrities) · hy պապարացո (freelance photographer of celebrities) · hy պապարացա (freelance photographer of celebrities) · ta பப்பராத்சோ (freelance photographer of celebrities) · sh папарацо (freelance photographer of celebrities) · fr paparazzi (freelance photographer of celebrities) · ru папара́цци (freelance photographer of celebrities) · de Skandalreporter (freelance photographer of celebrities) · cmn 狗仔隊 /狗仔队 (freelance photographer of celebrities) · acw ببراتزي (freelance photographer of celebrities) · it paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities) · et paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities) · sh paparaco (freelance photographer of celebrities) · lt paparacas (freelance photographer of celebrities) · scn paparazzu (freelance photographer of celebrities) · ta பப்பராத்சா (freelance photographer of celebrities) · de Sensationsreporter (freelance photographer of celebrities) · hy պապարացի (freelance photographer of celebrities) · nl paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities) · he פָּפָּרַאצִי (freelance photographer of celebrities) · sh папараззо (freelance photographer of celebrities) · es paparazi (freelance photographer of celebrities) · ko 파파라치 (freelance photographer of celebrities) · az paparatsi (freelance photographer of celebrities) · eo paparaco (freelance photographer of celebrities) · uk папара́ці (freelance photographer of celebrities) · de Sensationsreporterin (freelance photographer of celebrities) · vi thợ săn ảnh (freelance photographer of celebrities) · et võsafotograaf (freelance photographer of celebrities) · yi פּאַפּאַראַצי (freelance photographer of celebrities) · id paparazi (freelance photographer of celebrities) · pl paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities) · ca paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities) · es paparazzi (freelance photographer of celebrities) · th ปาปารัสซี (freelance photographer of celebrities) · fr paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities) · fa پاپاراتزی (freelance photographer of celebrities) · de Skandalreporterin (freelance photographer of celebrities) · pl paparazzi (freelance photographer of celebrities) · yue 狗仔隊 /狗仔队 (freelance photographer of celebrities) · pt paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities) · de Paparazza (freelance photographer of celebrities) · bn পাপারাজ্জি (freelance photographer of celebrities) · da paparazzofotograf (freelance photographer of celebrities) · el παπαράτσι (freelance photographer of celebrities) · ms paparazi (freelance photographer of celebrities) · hi पापारात्सी (freelance photographer of celebrities) · de Paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities) · bn পাপারাৎসি (freelance photographer of celebrities) · fi paparazzi (freelance photographer of celebrities) · ja パパラッチ (freelance photographer of celebrities) · ta பப்பராத்சி (freelance photographer of celebrities)