plagiarizer

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noun

A person who plagiarizes something.

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plagiaristplagiaryplagiatorplagiariserliterary piratepirate
OriginEnglish plagiarize ← Latin plagiārius ← Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 23
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Meanings

nounplagiarizer (plural plagiarizers)

plural plagiarizers · alternative Commonwealth plagiariser

  1. A person who plagiarizes something.First known use 19th c.

    Synonyms: plagiarist, plagiary, plagiator

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who plagiarizes something.

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plagiaristplagiaryplagiator

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were their own

Similar
plagiaristplagiariserliterary piratepirate
Broader
thiefstealer
Also see
pirateplagiarist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pleḱ-
  3. Latinplagium
  4. Latinplagiārius
  5. Englishplagiary
  6. Englishplagiarize
  7. Englishplagiarizer

From plagiarize + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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