copycat.
One who imitates or plagiarizes the work of others.
Meaning & usage
One who imitates or plagiarizes the work of others.
A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has recently been committed by someone else.
a copycat strangler
Where this word comes from
Originally American English, from copy + cat (“a former derogatory term for a person”).
Imitative; unoriginal.
copycat crime
Where this word comes from
Originally American English, from copy + cat (“a former derogatory term for a person”).
To act as a copycat; to copy in a shameless or derivative way.
Where this word comes from
Originally American English, from copy + cat (“a former derogatory term for a person”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.