Etymograph

English

shutterbug

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

A compound of shutter + bug

Middle English bugge ‘scarecrow, hobgoblin’

English bug

Today it means

noun A person who makes a hobby of photography.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “shutterbug”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / shutterbug