Paparazzi

//ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tsi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A paparazzo. countable, nonstandard, uncountable

    "The job of a paparazzi is, roughly, to ‘reveal the truth’ about the rich and the famous."

  3. 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

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press

Example

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"My favourite song by Lady Gaga is Paparazzi."

Etymology

From Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo.

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