sizar

or siz·er

[ sahy-zer ]
/ ˈsaɪ zər /

noun

(at Cambridge University and at Trinity College, Dublin) an undergraduate who receives maintenance aid from the college.

Origin of sizar

First recorded in 1580–90; size1 + -ar3

OTHER WORDS FROM sizar

siz·ar·ship, noun sub·siz·ar, noun sub·siz·ar·ship, noun

Words nearby sizar

sixty-third, sixty-three, sixty-two, sixtypenny, sizable, sizar, size, size queen, size up, size zero, size-up

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British Dictionary definitions for sizar

sizar
/ (ˈsaɪzə) /

noun

British (at Peterhouse, Cambridge, and Trinity College, Dublin) an undergraduate receiving a maintenance grant from the college

Derived forms of sizar

sizarship, noun

Word Origin for sizar

C16: from earlier sizer, from size 1 (meaning ``an allowance of food, etc'')