Paparazza

//ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tsə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female paparazzo.

    "^({1}) This Sophie he often talks to her about, who helps support her old sick parents so nobly and has just won a big prize for her writing, how did she go about finding herself as a paparazza? ^({2}) […] she might eventually interview Henry Miller there; she could begin her career as a paparazza that way…"

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"^({1}) This Sophie he often talks to her about, who helps support her old sick parents so nobly and has just won a big prize for her writing, how did she go about finding herself as a paparazza? ^({2}) […] she might eventually interview Henry Miller there; she could begin her career as a paparazza that way…"

Etymology

From Italian paparazza, changed from paparazzo to reflect feminine gender (both actual and grammatical), as is morphologically standard in Italian.

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