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(idiomatic, archaic, thieves' cant) Pickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor.

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autem diver

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autem diver

名詞

古語慣用表現

(idiomatic, archaic, thieves' cant) Pickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor.

日本語の意味

教会内でピックポケット行為を行うスリ（盗賊） / 教会の管理者、監事（教会奉仕者） / 貧困層の監督者、管理者

During the crowded service he whispered a warning about the autem diver known to lift purses beneath the hymnals.

混雑した礼拝の間、彼は讃美歌集の下で財布をすり取ることで知られる教会のすりたちについてひそかに警告した。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, archaic, thieves' cant) Pickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor.

“You are up to a thing or two,” said he, “and it is a pity to see a fine lad like you nailed to a stall, like a clodpole.”

“But how am I to get hold of money otherwise?”

“In the same way as I got this,” showing a handful of silver, “by turning autem diver..."

autem divers

（ plural ）