noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were their own wordnet

Synonyms

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plagiarizeractorapeartful dodgerbamboozlerbefuddler

Antonyms

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ethical writeroriginal author

Etymology

From plagiary + -ist.