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Merseysider|ˈmɜːzɪsaɪdɛ(r)| [f. Mersey side (side n.1 7 a) + -er1.] A dweller on a bank of the river Mersey in England, spec. within the area of Liverpool. Cf. Clydesider.
1943Bombers over Merseyside (Liverpool Daily Post) 25 (caption) It was spectacles of destruction, such as this, that steeled the Merseysiders' resolution to defeat the Luftwaffe's brazen challenge. 1963Times 17 Apr. 3/6 Everton took root in Birmingham territory, yet..the Birmingham defensive covering was such that there were serious doubts about the Merseysiders' ability to create the vital chink. 1966‘L. Lane’ ABZ of Scouse Foreword, A Scouser is a Merseysider who conducts his ordinary, everyday conversations in Scouse. 1971N. Fisher Rise at Dawn vi. 95 This was driven by Lance-Corporal Simmonds..a taciturn Merseysider. 1973Guardian 4 June 16/4 The peculiar inspirational quality of the city..laughs at the rest of the world who has never known the magic of being..a Merseysider. |