withers

/ˈwɪð.ɚz/

withers means A surname.

withers is pronounced /ˈwɪð.ɚz/.

Etymology

From dialectal English wither (“against”) (compare wither-) + -s; see with. So-named because it is the part of the horse that pushes against a load. Compare German Widerrist (“withers”), from wider (“against”) + Rist (“wrist”).

name

A surname.e.g.“On the normier part of the spectrum are liberal influencers like Dean Withers and Harry Sisson, who have transferred the “debate me, bro” spirit of early YouTube to TikTok Live.” — 2025 March 17, Andrew Marantz, “The Battle for the Bros”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2025:

noun

The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height.

Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

topline 61% match — The upper curvature of a horse's or dog's withers, back, and loin. vs withers →
croup 51% match — The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped. vs withers →
forequarter 49% match — The foreleg, shoulder and surrounding area of the body of a quadruped. vs withers →
curple 49% match — The hindquarters or the rump of a horse vs withers →
warmblood 49% match — A horse of a middle-weight classification, between draught horses and thoroughbreds. vs withers →
ahorse 47% match — On the back of a horse; on horseback. vs withers →
midback 47% match — The middle portion of the back. vs withers →
midriff 47% match — The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part. vs withers →