Noun: paparazzo (paparazzi) ,pa-pu'rat-tsow
- A freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines
"The paparazzo hid in the bushes, hoping to snap a photo of the elusive celebrity";
- pap [informal]
Derived forms: paparazzi
Type of: photog [N. Amer, informal], photographer, snapper [Brit, informal]
Encyclopedia: Paparazzo