plagiarist

🇺🇸 /ˈpleɪdʒərɪst/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpleɪdʒərɪst/
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noun
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someone who steals another person's work and claims it as their own

The professor exposed the student as a plagiarist after finding the same paper online.

translation

n. someone who steals another person's work and claims it as their own

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Plural plagiarists