plagiarist

Other forms: plagiarists

Definitions of plagiarist
  1. noun
    someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
    synonyms: literary pirate, pirate, plagiariser, plagiarizer
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    type of:
    stealer, thief
    a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
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