Standard Lemma guide

paparazzi

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: pă'pə-răʹtsē
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpæ.pəˈɹæt.si/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˌpa.pəˈɹat.sɪj/
  • Northern-England: /ˌpa.pəˈɹat.sɪ/
  • Northern-England: /-si/
  • Wales: /ˌpa.pəˈɾat.si/
  • Scotland: /ˌpa.pəˈɾat.se/
  • Scotland: /-sɪ/
  • Scotland: /-si/
  • US: pä'pə-räʹtsē
  • US: /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑt.si/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P AA2 P AA0 R AO1 Z IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of paparazzo

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of paparazzo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Paparazzi taken as a group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo.

Real reading context

paparazzi in complete knowledge articles