copy-paster

noun

One who copy-pastes.

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Meanings

nouncopy-paster (plural copy-pasters)

plural copy-pasters

  1. computingOne who copy-pastes.

    Yes, so why bother? Making things difficult for copy-pasters is just lame. If I want your image I will get it regardless of what crappy code you write.

    2003 October 8, ...JAG, “Re: Website question”, in rec.juggling (Usenet)
    1 more example

    Eich’s purpose in creating JavaScript was to give Web developers— not known for their technical prowess — an easy way to add bits of interactivity to pages. The idea was to copy scripts from other pages and tweak them a bit. In this respect he succeeded admirably: many JavaScript developers (including myself) started out as copy-pasters.

    2007, Peter-Paul Koch, ppk on JavaScript, Berkeley, CA: New Riders, →ISBN, page 17

Origin

From copy-paste + -er.

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APA

copy-paster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy-paster

MLA

“copy-paster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy-paster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copy-paster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy-paster.

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