paparazzo
noun
pa·pa·raz·zo
ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sō 
plural paparazzi
ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sē
: a freelance photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs
a movie star surrounded by a swarm of paparazzi
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Al-Qaida had published a document that said Harry’s assassination would please Muslims, and he and his wife were involved in a dangerous pursuit by paparazzi in New York.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Diana died in a car crash in Paris in 1997, where she had been pursued by paparazzi and guarded only by private security.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Justin Bieber has been making headlines — from cryptic Instagram posts on imposter syndrome in March, to a confrontation with paparazzi on Wednesday.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
In August 2018, paparazzi and the tabloids reported on Garner, the mother of his three children, entering Affleck’s Pacific Palisades home to stage an intervention.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Diana died in a car crash in Paris in 1997, where she had been pursued by paparazzi and guarded only by private security.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Justin Bieber has been making headlines — from cryptic Instagram posts on imposter syndrome in March, to a confrontation with paparazzi on Wednesday.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
In August 2018, paparazzi and the tabloids reported on Garner, the mother of his three children, entering Affleck’s Pacific Palisades home to stage an intervention.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Paparazzo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paparazzo. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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paparazzo
noun
pa·pa·raz·zo
ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sō
plural paparazzi
ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sē
: a freelance photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs
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