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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After separating in 1992, the royal couple later finalized their divorce in August 1996, one year before Princess Diana tragically passed in a car accident in Paris, while being chased by paparazzi.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Page Six and other outlets already downloaded them, and paparazzi captured the couple arriving at Bezos and Sanchez’s $165 million Beverly Hills mansion.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2025
For an artist who spent the first half of the year beefing with paparazzi, his team, and possibly also his long-suffering wife, Bieber might actually, really, finally be back.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Although they were once swarmed by fans and paparazzi at every turn, the actors have had a more relaxed relationship with the media in recent years.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Page Six and other outlets already downloaded them, and paparazzi captured the couple arriving at Bezos and Sanchez’s $165 million Beverly Hills mansion.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2025
For an artist who spent the first half of the year beefing with paparazzi, his team, and possibly also his long-suffering wife, Bieber might actually, really, finally be back.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Although they were once swarmed by fans and paparazzi at every turn, the actors have had a more relaxed relationship with the media in recent years.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Paparazzo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paparazzo. Accessed 7 Dec. 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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