Nikon choir

English 2016 October 11 Etymology From Nikon (a brand of camera often used by professional photographers) + en choir. The brand Nikon, which dates from 1946, is a blend of Japanese ja 日本光学 (Nippon Kōgaku, “Japan Optical”) (from ja 日本光学工業株式会社 (Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha, “Japan Optical Industries Corporation”)) and Ikon, a camera brand owned by Carl Zeiss AG. en Nikon chorus. Pronunciation en /ˈnɪkɒn kwaɪə(ɹ)/ RP en /ˈnaɪkɒn kwaɪɚ/ GA en en-au-Nikon choir.ogg AU en Ni kon choir Noun Nikon choir en chiefly Britain idiomatic A large group of photographers simultaneously capturing images of a celebrity, producing numerous photographic flashes along with an accompanying din of clicking camera shutters. en Nikon chorus en w:Roxanne Roberts State of the union, ten years after http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/diana/background/story1.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20160825234551/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/diana/background/story1.htm 25 August 2016 w:The Washington Post 28 July 1991 31 August 2016 F01 And with television, radio, the "Nikon choir" of photographers and 10 daily newspapers in London, there's plenty to manipulate. The Chuck and Di show opened to smash reviews and, 10 years later, has evolved into a thriving industry. 2004 October 24, “Harry: ‘Spare heir’ with a tendency to snap”, in The Times of India (reprinted from The Sunday Times, London), retrieved 31 August 2016: [A]fter drinking vodka and cranberry juice at the Pangaea nightclub in the West End, he came out at to be confronted by the "Nikon choir" of paparazzi. en Michael Cole Thinking of the late Princess Diana as her first grandchild is born http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/royal_baby_thinking_of_the_late_princess_diana_as_her_first_grandchild_is_born_1_2292568 https://web.archive.org/web/20160831160200/http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/royal_baby_thinking_of_the_late_princess_diana_as_her_first_grandchild_is_born_1_2292568 31 August 2016 w:East Anglian Daily Times 23 July 2013 Fortunately, the Royal baby has sensible parents. I congratulate them on how they managed to arrive at St Mary's hospital without the Nikon Choir outside getting sight of them. Usage notes The term is used especially with reference to press photographers who cover members of the British Royal Family. See also en paparazzi en Photography