English

Noun

autem bawler ‎(plural autem bawlers)

1. (idiomatic, archaic, slang, rare) A parson.
   • 1828, Bulwer-Lytton, Edward, Pelham: or The Adventures of a Gentleman:

     At last Job explained the cause of my appearance; viz. his wish to pacify Dawson's conscience by dressing up one of the pals, whom the sinner could not recognise, as an "autem bawler," and so obtaining him the benefit of the clergy without endangering the gang by his confession.

Synonyms

• autem jet

References

• Grose, Francis (1788) A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, London: S. Hooper
• Barrère, Albert; Leland, Charles Godfrey (1889) A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume 1, page 54
• Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues, volume 1, page 80