plagiarist
/ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹɪst/noun
plagiarist is spelled P-L-A-G-I-A-R-I-S-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plagiarist means “One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plagiarist is plagiarists.
How many letters and syllables are in plagiarist?
| Letters | 10: P-L-A-G-I-A-R-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is plagiarist?
Plagiarist appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce plagiarist?
- /ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹɪst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-plagiarist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plagiarist
- plagiarists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plagiarist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plagiarist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who plagiarizes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | plagiaire |
| German | Plagiator, Plagiatorin |
| Portuguese | plagiador, plagiário |
| Spanish | plagiador, plagiario |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does plagiarist come from?
From plagiary + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).