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Scouser

American  
[skou-ser] / ˈskaʊ sər /
Or scouser

noun

Informal.
  1. a resident or native of Liverpool, England.

    My parents are Scousers, but moved from Liverpool to Manchester before I was born.


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This was despite the 27-year-old - celebrated in song by the Kop as "the Scouser in our team" - having already played a pivotal role in bringing the Premier League title back to Liverpool.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

He recalls them being an "incredible bunch of people," with the Liverpudlians having "such a Scouser attitude and cheekiness about them. They'd talk about anything and not hold back."

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2022

He had encouraged Cox to stray extravagantly far from the truth – for example, suggesting Cox make the Johnny Rotten character a Scouser – but later mourned the lack of squalor in the finished picture.

From The Guardian • May 2, 2019

A Scouser is named for the city’s lamb stew, Lobscouse, that sailors used to eat on the docks, he explained.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2018

Sir Peter, who was born in Kent, said he hopes Liverpool people will accept him as an "honorary Scouser".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2017

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