paparazzo
- a freelance photographer, especially one who takes candid pictures of celebrities for publication.
Origin of paparazzo
Examples from the Web for paparazzi
Contemporary Examples of paparazzi
Paparazzi photos of Mrs. Knowles-Carter sporting the Bettie Page look were released.
The Outrage Over Beyonce’s Bettie Page Bangs: Why the Media Must Stop Objectifying WomenPhoebe Robinson
October 15, 2014
Mrs. Clooney has been followed around Athens during a three-day visit by a horde of paparazzi that number into the hundreds.
A low point came when she was photographed by paparazzi crying in a Soho street after the break-up.
Lady Gaga, “Paparazzi” Did you know Alexander Skarsgard was in this video?
She peaked with a few good songs, but now is riding the wave of promotions, brands, and paparazzi.
paparazzo
- a freelance photographer who specializes in candid camera shots of famous people and often invades their privacy to obtain such photographs
Word Origin for paparazzo
Word Origin and History for paparazzi
1961, from Italian Paparazzo (plural paparazzi) surname of the freelance photographer in Federico Fellini's 1959 film "La Dolce Vita." The surname itself is of no special significance; it is said to be a common one in Calabria, and Fellini is said to have borrowed it from a travel book, "By the Ionian Sea," in which occurs the name of hotel owner Coriolano Paparazzo.
paparazzo
see paparazzi.