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tither

UK/ˈtaɪðə/US/ˈtaɪðɚ/

tither noun: one who collects tithes.

Noun (1)

tither (plural tithers)

  1. One who collects tithes.
  2. One who pays tithes.

Noun (2)

UK/ˈtɪðə/US/ˈtɪðɚ/

tither

  1. a very anxious, excited, or distressed state
    • You know, in the story of the Good Samaritan. So I was in a little bit of a tither about it. But I said to myself —1988, Stephen King, chapter 4, in The Dark Half, page 61
    Synonyms:
    dither, fuss, tizzy

Synonyms of tither

Forms of tither

pluraltithers

Origin of tither

From Middle English tither; equivalent to tithe + -er.

Probably a variant of dither, pronunciation perhaps influenced by titter.

Words that rhyme with tither

Questions about tither

What does tither mean?
Tither means one who collects tithes.
What part of speech is tither?
Tither is a noun.
How do you pronounce tither?
Tither is pronounced /ˈtaɪðə/ (UK).
What is the plural of tither?
The plural of tither is tithers.

Words near tither in the dictionary

  1. tithelings
  2. titheman
  3. tithemen
  4. tithepayer
  5. tithepayers
  6. tither
  7. Titheradge
  8. tithers
  9. tithes
  10. tithi
  11. tithing

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