paparazzi
noun/ˌpɑpəˈrɑtsi/
Frequency rank: #10,519 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Photographers who aggressively pursue celebrities to take candid pictures for sale to the media.
Example sentence
The celebrity tried to avoid paparazzi who were waiting outside the hotel.
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