tither

English

Etymology

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

Noun

tither (plural tithers)

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

References

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tithe + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːðər(ə)/

Noun

tither (plural tithers)

  1. tither (a payer of tithes)

Descendants

  • English: tither

References

Norman

Etymology

From Old French tirer (to draw, pull out with great effort, snatch violently, tear away), of uncertain origin; possibly from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*tiran, to tear away, remove), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (to tear, tear apart), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- (to tear, tear apart). If derived from the Germanic word, cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (distairan, to tear apart), 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (gatairan, to tear down, remove), German zerren (to tug). Alternatively from a reduction of Old French martirier, from Late Latin *martyrāre.

Verb

tither (gerund tith'thie)

  1. (Jersey) to pull
  2. (Jersey) to shoot

Antonyms

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