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shutterbug

UK/ˈʃʌtəbʌɡ//ˈʃʌtɚbʌɡ/

shutterbug noun: a person who makes a hobby of photography.

Noun

shutterbug (plural shutterbugs)

  1. (informal) A person who makes a hobby of photography.
    • Aerial photography was coming into its own, and flying shutterbugs pushed the envelope, striving to outsnap each other.1992, Popular Mechanics, volume 169, number 11, page 18
    • She was contrite, but presented herself as just another frustrated shutterbug with access to Photoshop.2024 March 11, Mark Landler, “Even Photoshop Can’t Erase Royals’ Latest P.R. Blemish”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of shutterbug

pluralshutterbugs

Origin of shutterbug

From shutter + bug, from their tendency to work the camera's shutter frequently.

Questions about shutterbug

What does shutterbug mean?
Shutterbug means a person who makes a hobby of photography.
What part of speech is shutterbug?
Shutterbug is a noun.
How do you pronounce shutterbug?
Shutterbug is pronounced /ˈʃʌtəbʌɡ/ (UK).
What is the plural of shutterbug?
The plural of shutterbug is shutterbugs.

Words near shutterbug in the dictionary

  1. shutter priority
  2. shutter shades
  3. shutter speed
  4. shutter speeds
  5. shutter-priority
  6. shutterbug
  7. shutterbugs
  8. shuttered
  9. shutterer
  10. shutterers
  11. shuttering

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