plagiarist
noun[C]
uk/ˈpleɪ.dʒər.ɪst/us/ˈpleɪ.dʒɚ.ɪst/apersonwho uses another person'sideasorworkandpretendsthat it istheirown:
Thereporterwasshownto be aliarand a plagiarist.
Theself-confessedplagiaristadmitsthat his newnovelborrowsfrom his own pastwork"hugely".
See
plagiarize
- Thepaperunmaskedone ofitsreportersas aserialplagiarist andfraud.
- Although the man is a plagiarist, he is not adeliberateplagiarist.
- Plagiarists are notcleveror they'd be doingtheirownwork.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- launderer
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher