as in photographer
one who takes photographs
an avid shutterbug who takes her camera with her everywhere
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Recent Examples of shutterbug
Swarms of Kodak-wielding shutterbugs descended on American cities, thrusting their lenses in front of flustered strangers.
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Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
Clips shared on social media show Scott at one point pleading with shutterbugs to leave him alone.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
Arthur accompanied Harry on a notorious trip to Las Vegas in 2012, when the prince was secretly photographed half naked, and the public got a gander when the clandestine shutterbug leaked the shots to the tabloids.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
Photos by Slim Aarons and other high-society shutterbugs offer glimpses into the resort’s rollicking heyday: poolside backgammon tournaments, black-tie balls, and more than one instance of a guest pulling up to a costume party on camelback.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 31 July 2024
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Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
Clips shared on social media show Scott at one point pleading with shutterbugs to leave him alone.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
Arthur accompanied Harry on a notorious trip to Las Vegas in 2012, when the prince was secretly photographed half naked, and the public got a gander when the clandestine shutterbug leaked the shots to the tabloids.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
Photos by Slim Aarons and other high-society shutterbugs offer glimpses into the resort’s rollicking heyday: poolside backgammon tournaments, black-tie balls, and more than one instance of a guest pulling up to a costume party on camelback.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 31 July 2024
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“Shutterbug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutterbug. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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