shutterbug

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)

1. A person who makes a hobby of photography.

Translations

person who makes a hobby of photography

Chinese: Mandarin: 色友 (zh) (sèyǒu) Finnish: valokuvauksen harrastaja

Russian: фотолюби́тель (ru) m (fotoljubítelʹ), фотолюби́тельница (ru) f (fotoljubítelʹnica) Spanish: please add this translation if you can Swedish: amatörfotograf (sv)