German

Noun

Paparazzo m ‎(genitive Paparazzos, plural Paparazzi, feminine Paparazza)

1. paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities)

Declension

Synonyms

• Sensationsreporter
• Skandalreporter

English

Noun

paparazzo ‎(plural paparazzi or paparazzos)

1. A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.
   • 2005 April 30, Peter Aspden, “The Revolver”, in FT magazine, number № 103 (election special), page 46:

     You may decide to shove the lens down the throat of your aggressor, in the style of an aggrieved celebrity seeking primal redress against a mischievous paparazzo; but then again, most ecstatic rituals are pacific in intent and you may find such violence inappropriate.

Usage notes

• The singular paparazzo is much less common than its plural paparazzi, to the extent that paparazzi is often used as a plurale tantum, and sometimes, non-standardly, even used as a singular noun.

Derived terms

• paparazzi (see there for further derivations)

Related terms

• paparazza (feminine)

Translations

Italian

Etymology

From Signor Paparazzo, the name of a character in Federico Fellini's film La dolce vita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.paˈrat.tso/, [päpäˈrät̪͡ːs̪o]
• Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧ràz‧zo
• Rhymes: -attso

Noun

paparazzo m ‎(plural paparazzi, feminine paparazza)

1. paparazzo

Derived terms

• paparazzare
• paparazzato

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian.

Noun

paparazzo m (plural paparazzi)

1. paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities)