paparazzi

Variant of paparazzo

paparazzo definition

pa·pa·razzo (pä′pä rät′tsō̂)

noun pl. paparazzi -·zi (-tsē)

a photographer, often a freelance one, who takes candid shots, often in an intrusive manner, of celebrities for newspapers or magazines: usually used in pl.

Etymology: It, prob. < Fr paperassier, a scribbler, rummager in old papers < paperasse, old paper, waste paper < OFr papier, paper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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