Definition of shutterbug
: a photography enthusiast
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Examples of shutterbug in a Sentence
an avid shutterbug who takes her camera with her everywhere
Recent Examples of shutterbug from the Web
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The latest in a seemingly endless procession of documentaries about shutterbugs, The Incomparable Rose Hartman doesn’t quite make the case for lengthily profiling its irascible and not particularly interesting subject.
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Echograph grew out of his interest in Lomography and other old-school photo techniques that encouraged shutterbugs to choose images carefully, with a story in mind, rather than shooting mindlessly.
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First Known Use of shutterbug
1940
SHUTTERBUG Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of shutterbug for English Language Learners
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: a person who enjoys taking photographs
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