n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pä-p ə - ' rät-( ˌ )s ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -raz · zi \ -( ˌ )s ē \
Etymology: Italian, from Paparazzo, surname of such a photographer in the film La dolce vita (1959) by Federico Fellini
Date: 1966
: a freelance photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs