SINCE 1828
sizar
noun
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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