sizer

[sahy-zer]

noun

any device for measuring or sorting objects according to size.

a worker who judges or sorts objects according to size.

Origin of sizer

First recorded in 1670–80; size¹ + -er¹

sizer

[sahy-zer]

noun

sizar.

sizar

or siz·er

[sahy-zer]

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

Related formssiz·ar·ship, nounsub·siz·ar, nounsub·siz·ar·ship, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sizer

sizar

noun

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

Derived Formssizarship, noun

Word Origin for sizar

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

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Word Origin and History for sizer

"device for measuring sizes," 1670s, agent noun from size (v.).

sizar

also sizer, at certain British universities, a student of limited means who received school meals for free, 1580s, from size (n.) in a specialized sense "ration, allowance for provisions."

sizer in Medicine

sizer

[sī′zər]

n.

A cylinder of variable diameter, with rounded ends, used to measure the internal diameter of the bowel in preparation for stapling.