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appropriator

/ˌæprəˈprijətər/ noun · British & US
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What does appropriator mean?

noun

A person who takes or uses something that does not belong to them, especially something that is not theirs to take or use. A person who is responsible for appropriating something.

Example

"The artist was accused of being an appropriator of other people's ideas without giving them proper credit."

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