plagiator

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noun

Synonym of plagiarist.

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Meanings

nounplagiator (plural plagiators)

plural plagiators

  1. uncommonSynonym of plagiarist.

    Universal poets and artists are either plagiators or brutes.

    2014, Josette Baer, Revolution, Modus Vivendi, or Sovereignty? The Political Thought of the Slovak National Movement from 1861 to 1914, Stuttgart: ibidem Press, →ISBN, page 162
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    Intentional plagiators behave less naïve and try to hide their action by using other phrases or by using rare sources etc.

    2013, Johannes Balve, “Intellectual Property, Ideology and Culture in Higher Education”, in Michael A[drian] Peters, Tina Besley, editors, The Creative University, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, →ISBN, page 89

    Moreover, it harms others’ careers when plagiators are recognized and cited instead of the original authors.

    2019, Gideon J[an] Mellenbergh, Counteracting Methodological Errors in Behavioral Research, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, →ISBN, page 360

    Until approximately hundred years ago, researchers had to make do with these rumors peddled by the Church-Fathers and their plagiators – including even some texts in the Bible that have been arbitrarily redacted to a smaller or larger extent.

    2020, M.P. Steiner, editor, Interrogatio Iohannis (The Secret Book of the Cathars) and Apokryphon Iohannis (The Secret Book of John), Edition Oriflamme, →ISBN, page 35

    Synonyms: plagiarist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of plagiarist.

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Origin

  1. Latinplagiātor
  2. GermanPlagiator
  3. Dutchplagiator
  4. Englishplagiator

From Dutch plagiator and German Plagiator, from Latin plagiātor.

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plagiator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plagiator

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