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siz·ar | \ ˈsī-zər 
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\variants:
or less commonly sizer
Definition of sizar
: a student (as in the University of Cambridge) who receives an allowance toward college expenses and who originally acted as a servant to other students in return for this allowance
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The first known use of sizar was in 1588
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