shutterbug

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃʌtəbʌɡ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʃʌtɚbʌɡ/

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shutterbug (plural shutterbugs)

1. (informal) A person who makes a hobby of photography.
   • 1992, Popular Mechanics, volume 169, number 11, page 18:

     Aerial photography was coming into its own, and flying shutterbugs pushed the envelope, striving to outsnap each other.

   • 2024 March 11, Mark Landler, “Even Photoshop Can’t Erase Royals’ Latest P.R. Blemish”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     She was contrite, but presented herself as just another frustrated shutterbug with access to Photoshop.