shutterbug

A person who makes a hobby of photography.

Noun

  1. A person who makes a hobby of photography.
    • Aerial photography was coming into its own, and flying shutterbugs pushed the envelope, striving to outsnap each other. - 1992, Popular Mechanics, volume 169, number 11, page 18:
    • She was contrite, but presented herself as just another frustrated shutterbug with access to Photoshop. - 2024 March 11, Mark Landler, “Even Photoshop Can’t Erase Royals’ Latest P.R. Blemish”, in The New York Times,...

Origin

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

Forms

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