Meaning & use
scuffer
British informal slang, especially in Liverpool, for a police officer.
See it in a sentence
The kids scattered when they saw a scuffer walking toward the corner.
Local slang still calls a police officer a scuffer in parts of Merseyside.
A note on using this word
Scuffer is regional slang, mainly heard in and around Liverpool, and would sound unfamiliar to most other English speakers.
Words with a similar meaning
cop
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