ˈplājēˌerē, -jər-, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin plagiarius kidnapper, plagiarist, from plagium hunting net (from plaga net) + -arius -ary — more at plagal
1. obsolete : kidnapper
2. archaic : plagiarist
3. : plagiarism
not alone in his condemnation of literary imitation and plagiary — N.F.Adkins
famous plagiaries — University of Minnesota Press Cat.