plagiarist
/ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹɪst/
plagiarist noun: 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.
Noun
plagiarist (plural plagiarists)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- plagiarizer, plagiary, plagiator
plagiarist meaning in Hindi, Telugu, Gujarati and Sanskrit
plagiarist in Hindi
- a plagiarist
- शब्द चोर śabd cor
plagiarist in Telugu
- one who plagiarizes
- ఛాయాచోరకవి chāyācōrakavi
plagiarist in Gujarati
- plagiarist
- સાહિત્યચોર sāhityacor
plagiarist in Sanskrit
- plagiarist
- चोर corá
More languagesFewer languages
- plagiarist in Arabic
- مُنتحِل
Synonyms of plagiarist
Forms of plagiarist
| plural | plagiarists |
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Origin of plagiarist
From plagiary + -ist.
Words formed from plagiarist
Questions about plagiarist
- What does plagiarist mean?
- Plagiarist means 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.
- What is plagiarist in Hindi?
- Plagiarist in Hindi is शब्द चोर (śabd cor). See Plagiarist meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is plagiarist?
- Plagiarist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce plagiarist?
- Plagiarist is pronounced /ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹɪst/.
- What is the plural of plagiarist?
- The plural of plagiarist is plagiarists.
Words near plagiarist in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: plagiarist (page history and authors); शब्द चोर (Hindi) (page history and authors); સાહિત્યચોર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); चोर (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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