"paparazzi" meaning in English

See paparazzi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌpæ.pəˈɹæ.tsi/ [UK], /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tsi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-paparazzi.wav Forms: paparazzis [plural]
enPR: pă'pə-răʹtsē [UK], pä'pə-räʹtsē [US] Etymology: Reinterpretation of the plural of paparazzo, the singular standard Italian form. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|-}} Italian Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paparazzi (countable and uncountable, plural paparazzis)
  1. (nonstandard) A paparazzo. Tags: countable, nonstandard, uncountable
    Sense id: en-paparazzi-en-noun-8LbIxOMD
  2. (nonstandard, uncountable) Paparazzi taken as a group. Tags: nonstandard, uncountable
    Sense id: en-paparazzi-en-noun-i9goye1D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hackerazzi, mamarazzi, paparazzied, paparazzification, snaparazzi, stalkerazzi Related terms: Nikon choir
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˌpæ.pəˈɹæ.tsi/ [UK], /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tsi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-paparazzi.wav
enPR: pă'pə-răʹtsē [UK], pä'pə-räʹtsē [US] Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} paparazzi
  1. plural of paparazzo Tags: form-of, plural Form of: paparazzo Categories (topical): Collectives, People
    Sense id: en-paparazzi-en-noun-BUf3lghe Disambiguation of Collectives: 6 41 53 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 100 Categories (other): English plurals in -i with singular in -o or -io, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 24 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 4 9 40 27 7 9 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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