fagin
/ˈfeɪɡɪn/
noun
- A person who teaches or trains others, especially children, to commit crimes, or who profits from their illegal activities.
- The police arrested the fagin who had been forcing teenagers to steal for him.
- In the novel, Fagin runs a gang of child thieves in London.
- The old man was a fagin, using street kids to pick pockets in the crowded market.