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plagiarist

  • a word derived from plagiarism.
    plagiarism
    noun
    an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author.

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Jason Arday’s academic rise and fall set off a debate about whether he was a fantasist and plagiarist or victim of a racial witch hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Long viewed by newsrooms as a serial plagiarist that scrapes news websites for stories to serve up to Google Search users, Google is changing its profile in the news business.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2020

But then she mistakes Henry, a shameless plagiarist, for the best and all hell breaks loose.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2019

The plot similarities between the two are not because "Black Mirror" creator Charlie Booker is a plagiarist of a kid's show.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2019

And yet, this plagiarist had gotten all the credit, and the money.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez