1) Cambridge student
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At Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Cambridge, a sizar ər is a student who receives some form of assistance such as meals, lower fees or lodging during his or her period of study, in some cases in return for doing a defined job. ==Etymology== The word is thought to derive from the `sizes` or `sizings` (in turn a shortened form of...
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• (n.) One of a body of students in the universities of Cambridge (Eng.) and Dublin, who, having passed a certain examination, are exempted from paying college fees and charges. A sizar corresponded to a servitor at Oxford.
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One of a body of students in the universities of Cambridge (Eng) and Dublin, who, having passed a certain examination, are exempted from paying college fees and charges. A sizar corresponded to a servitor at Oxford. 'The sizar paid nothing for food and tuition, and very little for lodging.' (Macaulay) ... They formerly waited on the table at meals;...
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Si'zar noun One of a body of students in the universities of Cambridge (Eng.) and Dublin, who, having passed a certain examination, are exempted from paying college fees and charges. A
sizar corresponded to a
servitor at Oxford. « The
sizar paid nothing for food and tuition, ...
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