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Fagin

fa·gin

UK/ˈfeɪɡɪn/ US/ˈfeɪɡɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens

  • “Fagin was a fence who trained boys as pickpockets”

Origin

From the character named Fagin in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist.

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