as in photographers
one who takes photographs
an avid shutterbug who takes her camera with her everywhere
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Recent Examples of shutterbugs
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutterbugs
photographers
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The Prince and Princess of Wales tapped one of their go-to photographers, Matt Porteous, to get behind the camera for the shoot.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Butler incident, which unfolded on camera in front of thousands of ordinary witnesses, as well as reporters and photographers from major news organizations, didn’t seem to leave much room for speculation about what had happened.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Shutterbugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutterbugs. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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