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SIZAR

\sˈa͡ɪzɑː], \sˈa‍ɪzɑː], \s_ˈaɪ_z_ɑː]\

Definitions of SIZAR

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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English university student of the lowest rank.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A student at Cambridge and Dublin of a corresponding grade with the servitor at Oxford.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A student of the lowest class at the University of Cambridge who receives food and tuition at a reduced cost, and who formerly waited on the table at meals.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. One of a body of students who formerly ate at the public table, after the fellows, free of expense.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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