paparazza
Syllables: pa·pa·ràz·zaUK/ˌpæ.pəˈɹæ.tsə/US/ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tsə/
paparazza noun: a female paparazzo.
Noun
paparazza (plural paparazze or paparazzas)
- A female paparazzo.
- ^({1}) This Sophie he often talks to her about, who helps support her old sick parents so nobly and has just won a big prize for her writing, how did she go about finding herself as a paparazza?
- ^({2}) […] she might eventually interview Henry Miller there; she could begin her career as a paparazza that way…1981, Francine du Plessix Gray, World Without End: A Novel, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 149^({1}) & 150^({2})
- Synonyms:
- mamarazzi
paparazza meaning in Tamil
paparazza in Tamil
- தற்சார்புகொண்ட பெண் புகைப்படக்காரர்
Examples of paparazza in a sentence
- Eventually the harried waitress turns paparazza and drives them out with flashbulbs.1991, Barry Brummett, Rhetorical Dimensions of Popular Culture, University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 122:
- “Especially if she turns out to be a journalist or a paparazza.1992, Judith Gould, Forever, Dutton, →ISBN, page 208:
- “How’s my favorite paparazza?” Stan said, grabbing me around the waist in an embrace that threatened to squash my cameras between us.1996 June, Judy Collins, Shameless: A Novel, Pocket Star Books, →ISBN, page 116:
- Thus at the moment when Joyce is most transparent, when he is most evidently the modernist alienated artist as flâneur, he is also most the star, the object of the paparazza’s intrusive camera.1996 December, Kevin J. H. Dettmar, Stephen Watt, Marketing Modernisms: Self-promotion, Canonization, Rereading, University of Michigan...
Synonyms of paparazza
Forms of paparazza
| plural | paparazze |
|---|---|
| plural | paparazzas |
Origin of paparazza
From Italian paparazza, changed from paparazzo to reflect feminine gender (both actual and grammatical), as is morphologically standard in Italian.
Questions about paparazza
- What does paparazza mean?
- Paparazza means a female paparazzo.
- What is paparazza in Tamil?
- Paparazza in Tamil is தற்சார்புகொண்ட பெண் புகைப்படக்காரர். See Paparazza meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use paparazza in a sentence?
- Eventually the harried waitress turns paparazza and drives them out with flashbulbs.
- What part of speech is paparazza?
- Paparazza is a noun.
- How do you pronounce paparazza?
- Paparazza is pronounced /ˌpæ.pəˈɹæ.tsə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of paparazza?
- The plural of paparazza is paparazze.
Words near paparazza in the dictionary
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