tither

[tahy-ther]

noun

1. a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.

2. a person who advocates payment of tithes.

3. a person who collects tithes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tither¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; tithe, -er ¹

Example Sentences

That stops sauce spraying hither and tither, and flipping the tip also means each slice starts with an extra thick, juicy gobbet of pure pizza pleasure.

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The Production Code enforcers were all in a tither about Rhett Butler uttering a curse word in a movie.

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He’s well marked, so they go right again, then left again, pulling black shirts hither and tither.

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It also had problems: Young constantly complained that tithers were giving him "the worst of their animals," Turner says.

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Rockefeller, who from his very first pay cheque made regular church donations, was always a tither, says Prof Lenkowsky.

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