First Known Use: 1961
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paparazzo
noun pa·pa·raz·zo \ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sō\
: a photographer who follows famous people in order to take their pictures and then sells the pictures to newspapers or magazines
plural pa·pa·raz·zi\-(ˌ)sē\
Full Definition of PAPARAZZO
: a freelance photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs
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Origin of PAPARAZZO
Italian, from Paparazzo, surname of such a photographer in the film La dolce vita (1959) by Federico Fellini
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