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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012