Idiom
autem diver
Meaning
Pickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The old church warned visitors to watch out for the autem diver.”
“During the crowded Sunday service, the suspicious man acting like an autem diver was escorted out by the staff.”
“Historical records describe the autem diver as a cunning thief who preyed upon the pious while they knelt in prayer.”
Examples
simple
“The old church warned visitors to watch out for the autem diver.”
contextual
“During the crowded Sunday service, the suspicious man acting like an autem diver was escorted out by the staff.”
complex
“Historical records describe the autem diver as a cunning thief who preyed upon the pious while they knelt in prayer.”
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