as in photographer
one who takes photographs
an avid shutterbug who takes her camera with her everywhere
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Recent Examples of shutterbug
Local shutterbugs tracked the movie star all over the place.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
There's no crossover between drones made for video and photography and military drones, though, so those exemptions don't mean squat for content creators, real estate agents, and shutterbugs.
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Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
The carnival is traditionally a favorite spot to photograph for cell phone selfies at golden hour sunset lighting, and the mild weather this year did not disappoint shutterbugs.
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Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Unveiling unpublished photos of Oliver Stone, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, a film diary vision of iconic Cuban shutterbug Chinolope and the encounters and disagreements over 10 years of relationship between Beltrán and Chinolope.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
There's no crossover between drones made for video and photography and military drones, though, so those exemptions don't mean squat for content creators, real estate agents, and shutterbugs.
—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
The carnival is traditionally a favorite spot to photograph for cell phone selfies at golden hour sunset lighting, and the mild weather this year did not disappoint shutterbugs.
—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Unveiling unpublished photos of Oliver Stone, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, a film diary vision of iconic Cuban shutterbug Chinolope and the encounters and disagreements over 10 years of relationship between Beltrán and Chinolope.
—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutterbug
photographer
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The crew and the two witnesses said one of the three men got out with a dog and then moved aggressively towards the crew while shouting racial slurs targeted at the photographer.
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When word spread that Swift attended Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley's 2023 wedding on the New Jersey shore, hundreds of fans and photographers descended on the quiet beach community.
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“Shutterbug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutterbug. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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