Synonyms for plagiarist
Definitions
- n. 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.
Forms
- Plural
- plagiarists → pirates, plagiarizers, thieves, copyists…
Example sentences
- pirate The fishing boat turned out to be a pirate skiff.
- thief The policeman caught the fleeing thief by the arm.
- copier Do you know what's wrong with the copier?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| plagiarist | steady | |
| pirate | rising | |
| plagiarizer | steady | |
| thief | rising | |
| copier | falling | |
| copyist | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- thief1
- 6 letters
- pirate2, copier3
- 7 letters
- copyist
- 8 letters
- plagiary
- 9 letters
- plagiator
- 11 letters
- plagiarizer, plagiariser
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pirate2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- plagiaire