shutterbug

noun

shut·​ter·​bug ˈshə-tər-ˌbəg 

: a photography enthusiast

Synonyms of shutterbug

• photographer

Examples of shutterbug in a Sentence

an avid shutterbug who takes her camera with her everywhere

Recent Examples on the Web

Clooney also jumped into the photographer’s pit multiple times to pose with the crush of shutterbugs, even grabbing a camera at one point and snapping a group photo. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

San Jose photographer Allan Barnes caught the shutterbug by staring out the windows of the Grand River bus in Detroit. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026

Local shutterbugs tracked the movie star all over the place. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026

There's no crossover between drones made for video and photography and military drones, though, so those exemptions don't mean squat for content creators, real estate agents, and shutterbugs. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shutterbug

• antidrug
• mealybug
• multidrug
• chug
• doug
• drug
• dug
• hug
• jug
• lug
• mug
• plug

Kids Definition

shutterbug

noun

shut·​ter·​bug ˈshət-ər-ˌbəg 

: a photography enthusiast