Fagin
Americannoun
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(in Dickens'Oliver Twist ) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
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Also fagin. a person who teaches crime to others.
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It said Friday that Steven Fagin, the U.S. ambassador to Yemen, will serve as the civilian lead at the center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Fagin has long experience in the Middle East.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
I first heard about ICEBlock through various posts by former Rosenbergs front man David Fagin, who has been raising awareness on behalf of his onetime bandmate.
From Slate ● May 16, 2025
Flanagan at Largo — who owns Largo — he’s the reason I love L.A. and he sort of took me in, I think of him like Fagin in “Oliver.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
I mean, it’s his full-on Fagin voice—low and trembly and vaguely British.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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