FAGIN


Meaning of FAGIN in English

Pronunciation: ' f ā -g ə n

Function: noun

Usage: often cap

Etymology: Fagin, character in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist (1839)

Date: 1847

: an adult who instructs others (as children) in crime

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