How to pronounce shutterbug
American English pronunciation
SHUT-er-bug
- IPA
- /ˈʃʌtɚˌbʌɡ/
- Syllables
- SHUT · er · bug (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What shutterbug means
A person who loves taking photos as a hobby
In a sentence: Grandpa is such a shutterbug that he snapped a hundred pictures at the zoo.
Where it comes from: The shutter is the part of a camera that clicks open to let in light. These hobby fans click it so often that they got the name.
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