Pla"gia*rist (?), n. One who plagiarizes; or purloins the words,
writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his own; a
literary thief; a plagiary.
Pla"gia*rize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plagiarized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Plagiarizing.] To steal or purloin from the writings of another; to
appropriate without due acknowledgement (the ideas or expressions of
another).
Pla"gia*ry, v. i. To commit plagiarism.
Pla"gia*ry (?), n.; pl. Plagiaries (#). [L. plagiarius a kidnaper, a
literary thief, fr. plagium kidnaping; cf. plaga a net, perh. akin to
E. plait: cf. F. plagiaire.] 1. A manstealer; a kidnaper. [Obs.]
2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as
his own; a plagiarist. Dryden.