credit stealer
Takes others' work
A credit stealer is someone who takes recognition for work or ideas that aren't theirs.
The term implies deliberate appropriation rather than honest confusion about contributions: My boss is such a credit stealer—she presented my proposal as her own.
In workplace contexts, credit stealing often involves a power imbalance, with supervisors claiming subordinates' achievements.
- plagiaristOne stealing others' writing
- glory hogOne who claims undue credit
- copycatOne who mimics another
- thiefOne who steals
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
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