Fagin

[ fey-gin ]

noun

1. (in Dickens' Oliver Twist ) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
2. Also fagin. a person who teaches crime to others.

Fagin

1. A villain in the novel Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens . The unscrupulous, miserly Fagin teaches Oliver Twist and other orphaned boys to pick pockets and steal for him.

Example Sentences

Among other achievements, Dr. Fagin was widely credited with overturning the common practice of strictly limiting parental visits to hospitalized children.

From New York Times

“The assassination certainly defined a generation,” Fagin said.

From Seattle Times

Mr Rawlins had performed as Fagin to 14-year-old Williams' Artful Dodger in a sold-out North Staffs Operatic Society performance of Oliver! in 1988 - just two years before Take That was formed.

From BBC

Also, of course, in its presentation of Fagin, indulgent of antisemitism.

From New York Times

“I fully believe Fagin loves those children, and he is exploiting them,” deBessonet said.

From New York Times