shutterbug

English

WOTD – 12 January 2007

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃʌtəbʌɡ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈʃʌtɚbʌɡ/
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Noun

shutterbug (plural shutterbugs)

(informal) A person who makes a hobby of photography.
- 1992, Popular Mechanics, volume 169, number 11, page 18:
  Aerial photography was coming into its own, and flying shutterbugs pushed the envelope, striving to outsnap each other.

Translations

person who makes a hobby of photography

Bulgarian: фотограф любител (fotograf ljubitel)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 色友 (zh) (sèyǒu)
Finnish: valokuvauksen harrastaja, kamerahullu
German: Amateurfotograf m, Hobbyfotograf m
Russian: фотолюби́тель (ru) m (fotoljubítelʹ), фотолюби́тельница (ru) f (fotoljubítelʹnica)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: amatörfotograf (sv)

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