Adam Tiler

Adam Tiler

obsolete The accomplice of a pickpocket, who is given and escapes with the stolen goods. Here, "Adam" refers to the first man (as in the Garden of Eden), while "Tiler" is an obsolete slang term for a pickpocket. We have caught the pickpocket, but some Adam Tiler made off with the money.
See also: Adam
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • diver
  • autem diver
  • autem cackler
  • end up in the knacker's yard
  • knacker
  • turn about
  • mot
  • autem mort
  • moll buzzer
  • moose