shutterbug

shut·ter·bug

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shuht-er-buhg]
- /ˈʃʌt ərˌbʌg/
- /ʃˈʌtəbˌʌɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shuht-er-buhg]
- /ˈʃʌt ərˌbʌg/

Definitions of shutterbug word

noun shutterbug an amateur photographer, especially one who is greatly devoted to the hobby. 1
noun shutterbug photographer 1
noun shutterbug an enthusiastic photographer 0
noun shutterbug a person whose hobby is photography 0

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Origin of shutterbug

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; shutter + bug1

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Parts of speech for Shutterbug

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shutterbug

shutterbug popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for shutterbug

noun shutterbug

camerapeople — a person who operates a camera, especially a movie or TV camera.
cameraperson — a camera operator

All 2 Synonyms of shutterbug