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Definition of Fagin
1. Noun. A villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens. "Fagin was a fence who trained boys as pickpockets"
Definition of Fagin
1. a person who instructs others in crime [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fagin
Literary usage of Fagin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1872)
"His name was Bob Fagin ; 'and I took the liberty of using his name, ... It was
not long, before Bob Fagin and I, and another boy ' whose name was Paul Green ..."
2. The Writings of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1894)
"CHAPTER XLV NOAH CLAYPOLE IS EMPLOYED BY Fagin ON A SECRET MISSION. ... "Out,"
said Fagin. "I sent her out this morning with the other young woman, ..."
3. A Bookman's Budget by Austin Dobson (1917)
"GEORGE CRUIKSHANK AND Fagin I MET George Cruikshank in December 1877. He came
one morning to see Mr. Frederick Locker, at whose house I was breakfasting; ..."
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