Main Entry:

zith·er

Pronunciation:

\ˈzi-thər, -thər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

German, from Old High German zitara, cithara, from Latin cithara cithara — more at cither

Date:

1850

: a stringed instrument having usually 30 to 40 strings over a shallow horizontal soundboard and played with pick and fingers

— zith·er·ist \-thə-rist, -thə-\ noun

[zither illustration]