plagiarist

/plædʒɪˈɑɪrɪst/

Definitions

1. noun

A person who plunders the literary property of another; especially, a person who passes off the ideas, writings, research, etc., of another as their own.

“The academic was accused of being a plagiarist and was stripped of her title.”

Synonyms

  • plagiarizer
  • copycat

Antonyms

  • inventor
  • originalist