fagin
noun
fa·gin ˈfā-gən 
often capitalized
: an adult who instructs others (such as children) in crime
Word History
Etymology
Fagin, character in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist (1839)
First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above
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