paparazzo
noun
pa·pa·raz·zo
ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sō 
plural paparazzi
ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sē
: a freelance photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs
a movie star surrounded by a swarm of paparazzi
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The paparazzi were there as well, with the Daily Mail reporting that Lopez and Affleck were seen holding hands.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
The paparazzi are hounding Molly, even showing up inside the office.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 May 2024
In Back to Black, though, moments of Winehouse being chased by paparazzi or publicly mocked are fleeting, or else noticeably absent from the storyline.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 16 May 2024
At one point during our conversation, Louis-Dreyfus pauses, noticing a paparazzo across the way.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
The paparazzi are hounding Molly, even showing up inside the office.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 May 2024
In Back to Black, though, moments of Winehouse being chased by paparazzi or publicly mocked are fleeting, or else noticeably absent from the storyline.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 16 May 2024
At one point during our conversation, Louis-Dreyfus pauses, noticing a paparazzo across the way.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
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paparazzo
noun
pa·pa·raz·zo
ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sō
plural paparazzi
ˌpä-pə-ˈrät-(ˌ)sē
: a freelance photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs
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