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noun
One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: plagiarizer, plagiary, plagiator
Antonyms: none provided
noun
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thief, stealer
History
Etymology tree Latin plagium Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin plagiārius English plagiary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English plagiarist From plagiary + -ist.
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