paparazzo

noun

Definition of paparazzonext
as in photographer

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Recent Examples of paparazzo Dorsey has now spent the last four and a half years raising Josey as a single dad, moving to West Virginia after Rivera’s funeral to escape paparazzi. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025 That all changed last Saturday when eagle-eyed paparazzi snapped Kournikova at Bal Harbour Shops, being pushed around the tony outdoor mall in a wheelchair. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025 In 2012, Hollywood celebrities and paparazzi gathered to celebrate the opening of a drug store. — Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2025 Originally called the Fifties Constance, Gucci’s Jackie 1961 bag was renamed after the former first lady Jackie Kennedy was photographed using the bag as a shield from paparazzi. — Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for paparazzo

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