Pursue vs Paparazzi - What's the difference?
pursue | paparazzi |
(obsolete) To follow with harmful intent; to try to harm, to persecute, torment.
To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
* Wyclif Bible, John xv. 20
* 2009 , Martin Chulov, ‘Iraqi shoe-thrower claims he suffered torture in jail’, The Guardian , 15 Sep 09:
To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).
To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
* 2009 , Benjamin Pogrund, ‘Freeze won't hurt Netanyahu’, The Guardian , 1 Dec 09:
To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).
English plurals; freelance photographers who sell photographs of celebrities to the media, especially ones who pursue celebrities and attempt to obtain candid photographs.
* 1985, Francis King, One Is a Wanderer: Selected Stories , Hutchinson, ISBN 0091620805, page 312,
* 2004, Noel Botham, The Murder of Princess Diana , Pinnacle Books, ISBN 0-7860-0700-1, page 168,
* 2007, Stanley Hart, "Oh, Brother", in Two Novellas , AuthorHouse, ISBN 1425987087, page 99,
Used as a .
* 1978, Stephen Birmingham, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis , Grossett & Dunlap, ISBN 0448143062, page 184,
* 2005 April, Kathleen O'Reilly, The Diva’s Guide to Selling Your Soul , Simon and Schuster, ISBN 1416516565, page 36,
* 2007, Chris Rojek, Cultural Studies , Polity, ISBN 0745636837, page 55,
(nonstandard) A paparazzo.
* 1997, Eeva Joniken and Soile Veijola, "The Disoriented Tourist: The Figuration of the Tourist in Contemporary Cultural Critique", in Chris Rojek and John Urry (eds.), Touring Cultures: Transformations of Travel and Theory , Routledge, 0-415-11125-0, page 46,
* 2000, David Naccache and Michael Tunstall, "How to Explain Side-Channel Leakage to Your Kids", in Çetin K. Koç and Christof Paar (eds.), Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems — CHES 2000 (proceedings), Springer, ISBN 3-540-41455-X, page 229,
* 2005, Jude Idada, "Ouch!", in A Box of Chocolates , Trafford Publishing, ISBN 1412020268, page 221,
(nonstandard, uncountable) Paparazzi taken as a group.
* 1989, Carol Muske-Dukes, Dear Digby , Viking, ISBN 0670825069, page 148,
* 2001, Geert Lovink, "The Rise and Fall of Dotcom Mania", in Dark Fiber: Tracking Critical Internet Culture , MIT Press (2002), ISBN 0262621800, page 354,
* 2006, Kisha Green, And Even If I Did , iUniverse, ISBN 0595390137, page vi,
As a verb pursue
is (obsolete|transitive) to follow with harmful intent; to try to harm, to persecute, torment.As a noun paparazzi is
; freelance photographers who sell photographs of celebrities to the media, especially ones who pursue celebrities and attempt to obtain candid photographs.pursue
English
Verb
(pursu)- The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have pursued' me, they shall ' pursue you also.
- He now feared for his life, and believed US intelligence agents would pursue him.
- Her rival pursued a quite different course.
- He even stands to gain in world terms: his noisy critics strengthen his projected image of a man determined to pursue peace with Palestinians.
See also
* follow * chasepaparazzi
English
Noun
(wikipedia paparazzi) (-) plural and, nonstandardly, singular- A number of paparazzi had gate-crashed, as had a famous tennis-player and a couple of pop-singers.
- A number of paparazzi were there to take pictures, clearly having received a further tip-off about the party’s movements.
- “Do you know how many paparazzi stalk those midtown hotels? […]”
- The publicity that would ensue from a court battle with someone of Galella’s ilk would only be bad and would convey to Galella a degree of status and importance that this member of the paparazzi didn’t deserve.
- He manages to snag you just when a member of the paparazzi is skulking by, […]
- The member of the paparazzi is a Weegee-like figure played by Joe Pesci in the film The Public Eye (1992).
- The job of a paparazzi is, roughly, to ‘reveal the truth’ about the rich and the famous.
- A paparazzi is investigating the lives of a Royal couple.
- What if someone I know sees me? Or what if a paparazzi is lurking somewhere?
- “Tell Page that PAPARAZZI is here, in my apartment. And then tell her that their offices are right across from us …”
- Rather, the business paparazzi is armoring itself for a backlash campaign against the entrepreneurial big mouths.
- Nelishia—You are a special lady with an enormous heart with skills that are off the chains!!! You go girl!!! A definite multi-tasking Diva!! Get your Chanel shades paparazzi is lurking…lol
