noun
Meaning 1
A person who plagiarizes something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plagiarist, plagiary, plagiator
Antonyms: none provided
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plagiarizer
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noun
Meaning 2
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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plagiarist, plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thief, stealer
History
Etymology
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)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English plagiarize ▲ Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English plagiarizer From plagiarize + -er.