1. a person who plagiarizes; one who steals and uses another’s ideas or writings as their own
Usage: archaic
2. the act or practice of plagiarizing; plagiarism
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The professor accused the student of being a plagiary after discovering copied passages.
• His reputation was ruined when evidence of plagiary came to light.
• The author’s work was dismissed as mere plagiary of classical texts.
• She was expelled from university for committing plagiary on her thesis.
• The plagiary was exposed when the original source was found.
• Literary critics debated whether the similarities constituted plagiary or influence.