plagiarist
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If a claim is substantiated, the plagiarist is seen as sloppy or lazy at best, and fundamentally dishonest at worst.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
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
The paper alleged that he was a plagiarist in the pay of the C.I.A., that his plots had been stolen from Polish novels unknown in America and that hired “editors” had ghostwritten his books.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
He was far from being a plagiarist, but he was exceptionally fluent in making use of the many languages of design.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2020
And yet, this plagiarist had gotten all the credit, and the money.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
