Paparazzi
/ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tsi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of paparazzo form-of, plural
"A number of paparazzi had gate-crashed, as had a famous tennis-player and a couple of pop-singers."
- 2 A paparazzo. countable, nonstandard, uncountable
"The job of a paparazzi is, roughly, to ‘reveal the truth’ about the rich and the famous."
- 3 Paparazzi taken as a group. nonstandard, uncountable
"“Tell Page that PAPARAZZI is here, in my apartment. And then tell her that their offices are right across from us …”"
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"My favourite song by Lady Gaga is Paparazzi."
Etymology
From Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo.