The Definition of PAPARAZZI – PAPARAZZI in a Sentence
The Definition of PAPARAZZI – PAPARAZZI in a Sentence
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The word PAPARAZZI (plural) and PAPARAZZO (masculine singular) is of Italian origin and means:
- an independent photographer who takes pictures of famous people
- often persistently following a celebrity in order to take a candid photograph of them in their daily life,
- which can then be sold to a media organization
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Where did the word come from?
In his film La Dolce Vita (1960), Italian film director Federico Fellini created a character called Paparazzo, who was an intrusive, freelance photographer.
So PAPARAZZO became the eponym of PAPARAZZI.
Eponym: a person, place or thing after which something is named
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In the picture we see a photographer using a huge lens on his camera.
Sentence example: How to be a paparazzo: invest in good equipment!
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In the picture we see a statue of a man peering round the corner holding a camera.
Sentence example: If you visit Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, look out for some unusual statues, such as this one, of a paparazzo peering round a corner.
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In the picture we see a large group of photographers.
Sentence example: At the GQ awards, the paparazzi were waiting outside in full force!
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So remember, the definition of PAPARAZZI is:
freelance photographers who follow famous people to take candid photographs of them which they then sell
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Slide 6 – statue
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