plagiarist
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- noun
- /ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪst/
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plagiador
- For the critics who called the Wire editor a plagiarist, beware!
- plagiarist publishes
- plagiarist's activities
They are are plagiarists, they're propagandists, they're liars.
- They are are plagiarists, they're propagandists, they're liars.
Examples
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The possibility that my plagiarist is mentally or emotionally ill is very real.
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Sizing up the plagiarist, he suggested that all we had to do was "just call him and tell him to stop."
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To whom does one present the evidence, and how can the activities of the plagiarist be made known to writers and editors at large?
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Out there somewhere, also, is my plagiarist, their kindred spirit, a man with nothing to say.
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A plagiarist can face hefty fines or up to ten years...
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No editor abused by a plagiarist can ever look at submissions the same way.
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The others, withheld by us as a control check on the plagiarist's honesty, were not mentioned.
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A friend of mine who is a practicing psychologist says my plagiarist suffers from feelings of inadequacy.
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Crowley was mostly a plagiarist from Samuel Lidell MacGregor Mathers.
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The teacher warned the student that being a plagiarist could lead to serious consequences, including expulsion.
Synonyms
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A person who does the same things or says the same words as another person
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A person who copies another person's words, actions, or style
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A person who copies someone else's words or ideas and claims them as their own
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A person who copies another person's work or style without adding new ideas
A person who copies another writer's work and presents it as their own
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
plagiarist = plagiarize (transparent) = plagiar + ist
The agentive suffix '-ist' attaches to the verb 'plagiarize' to denote 'one who plagiarizes', a regular and predictable formation for learners.
Etymology
Plagiarist comes from the Latin plagiarius, a word for a 'kidnapper' or 'thief'. Over time the idea of taking someone changed to taking their words or ideas, so a plagiarist is someone who 'steals' another person's writing or ideas and says they are their own.