plagiarist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief.

Pronunciation

/ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plagiarist.wav

Word forms

plagiarist plagiarists

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin plagium Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin plagiārius English plagiary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English plagiarist From plagiary + -ist.

Derived words

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