copycat

English

noun

Definitions

(informal) One who imitates or plagiarizes others' work.
A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has just been or recently committed by someone else.

Etymology

Compound from English copy + English cat (former derogatory term for a person).

Origin

English

cat

Gloss

former derogatory term for a person

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

KatyCat English
anticat English
bearcat English
bobcat English
bushcat English
cat English
cat burglar English
cat train English
cat-o'-nine-tails English
cat-witted English
cataholic English
catbird English
catblogging English
catboy English
catbutt English
catcall English
catcatcher English
catclaw English
catdom English
caterwaul English
catess English
catface English
catfall English
catfight English
catfish English
catfit English
catfucker English
catgirl English
cathair English
cathead English
cathole English
cathood English
cathouse English
catkin English
catkind English
catlap English
catless English
catlet English
catlicker English
catlike English
catling English
catloaf English
catlore English
catlover English
catly English
catmeat English
catmill English
catmint English
catnap English
catness English
catnip English
catophile English
catperson English
catproof English
catscratch English
catshank English
catshark English
catshit English
catsicle English
catsitter English
catskin English
catslaughter English
catslide English
catspeak English
catstail English
catstep English
catstick English
catstitch English
catsuit English
catswort English
cattail English
cattery English
cattish English
catty English
catwalk English
catwise English
catwoman English
catworm English
catwort English
copiability English
copiable English
copier English
copiest English
copieth English
copy English
copyback English
copybook English
copyboy English
copycatter English
copydom English
copyer English
copyfraud English
copygirl English
copygraph English
copyhold English
copyholder English
copyism English
copyist English
copyline English
copylore English
copyparty English
copyread English
copyreader English
copyright English
copytaker English
copytext English
copywriter English
flat-headed cat English
genocopy English
gib-cat English
grandcat English
he-cat English
hellcat English
hepcat English
herd cats English
housecat English
intercopy English
jungle cat English
kitling English
kitten English
kitty-cat English
kleptocat English
lolcat English
microcopy English
miscopy English
monocopy English
mudcat English
multicat English
multicopy English
noncat English
phenocopy English
photocopy English
recopy English
retrocopy English
robocat English
rusty-spotted cat English
sabercat English
sabrecat English
saltcat English
scaredy cat English
scaredy-cat English
she-cat English
soft copy English
sottocopy English
telecopy English
tipcat English
watchcat English
werecat English
wild cat English
wildcat English
xerocopy English
xeroxcopy English
copy Finnish
chat French
кот Russian
キャット Japanese
コピペ Japanese
コピー Japanese
cat Middle English
copy Middle English
कापी Hindi
ก๊อป Thai
copi Welsh
copïo Welsh
quay cóp Vietnamese
ကော်ပီ Burmese
拷貝 Chinese
kopi Swahili
catto Interlingua
कापी Nepali