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copycat noun

  • (informal, derogatory) One who imitates or plagiarizes others' work. [from late 19th c.]
  • A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has just or recently been committed by someone else.
 Nachahmer, Nachäffer, Imitator, Nachmacher

copycat verb

  • To act as a copycat; to copy in a shameless or derivative way. [from early 20th c.]
 abklatschen, abkupfern
copycat criminal
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