1. students at Cambridge University or Trinity College Dublin who receive financial assistance in exchange for performing certain duties
Usage: historical; British

Examples

• The sizars were required to serve meals to other students.
• Many famous writers began their university careers as sizars.
• Sizars received free tuition but had to work for their board.
• The college admitted several sizars each year based on academic merit.
• Being a sizar was both an honor and a financial necessity for poor students.
• The sizar system helped talented students from humble backgrounds attend university.