Fagin

fagin English Alternative forms fagin Etymology From the character named Fagin in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. Pronunciation en /ˈfeɪɡɪn/ Noun A person who entices children into criminal activity, often teaching them how to conduct those crimes, and profits from their crimes in return for support. en 1947 California News - Volumes 63-67 104 The indignation of the self-respecting deaf is aroused by the fact that nine-tenths of the mendicant peddling is engineered by slick Fagins who teach inexperienced deaf youths the tricks of the trade and then collect the lion's share of the profits. en 1967 Public Hearing: Subject: Licensing of Private Facilities 14 We sort of treat a situation whereby the proprietor or operator or person running a foster home, if he were to make a profit, we sort of regard him as sort of a Fagin because he has been making money off little kids. en 2009 Problems of Education 70 8176489042 Each such group exercises a formative influence on the active dispositions of its members. A clique, a club, a gang, a Fagin's household of thieves, the prisoners in a jail, provide educative environments for those who enter into their collective or conjoint activities, as truly as a church, a labour union, a business partnership, or a political party. en 2010 Neal Cassady: The Fast Life of a Beat Hero Graham Vickers 0857121375 A few of its occupants were poor, law-abiding folk just trying to get by peaceably, but it was a heaven-sent recruiting center for Jack and Ralph who, Neal said, ran a Fagin-like academy for aspiring pickpockets, sneak thieves, and burglars. en 2013 Ghost of Honor Charles Samuel 177 130437338X At Midwest there is a Fagin character, Quinton, who is running a school for terrorists or something on that order. en May 23, 2016 Ignatiy Vishnevetsky Apocalypse pits the strengths of the X-Men series against the weaknesses The Onion AV Club http://www.avclub.com/review/apocalypse-pits-strengths-x-men-series-against-wea-236770 Apocalypse also happens to be a Fagin figure, shuffling around the back alleys of Cairo, where he makes the weather-controlling pickpocket Storm (Alexandra Shipp) his first follower by offering her baubles. https://web.archive.org/web/20170819102808/http://www.avclub.com:80/review/apocalypse-pits-strengths-x-men-series-against-wea-236770 19 August 2017 Derived terms Faginesque Anagrams en afgin ganif en eponyms terms derived from Dickensian works en Crime People