tither

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UK/ˈtaɪðə/US/ˈtaɪðɚ/UK/ˈtɪðə/US/ˈtɪðɚ/

noun

One who collects tithes.

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ditherfusstizzy
OriginMiddle English tither →
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Meanings

tither1

nountither (plural tithers)

plural tithers

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

tither2

noun
  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 & antonyms

nouna very anxious, excited, or distressed state

Similar
ditherfusstizzy

Origin

tither · noun

  1. Middle Englishtither
  2. Englishtither

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

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tither · noun

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tither

eitherneitherwhitherhitherthitherwitherslitherditherzithermitherlitherhither and thithernitherscytherswither
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Anagrams

hitter
Cite this entry
APA

tither. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tither

MLA

“tither.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tither. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tither,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tither.

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