1. plural of zither; stringed musical instruments with a flat wooden soundboard over which strings are stretched and plucked

Examples

• The folk music ensemble featured several zithers alongside guitars and mandolins.
• Traditional Alpine zithers produce a distinctive melodic sound.
• She collected vintage zithers from different European countries.
• The music store displayed both concert zithers and smaller folk instruments.
• Zithers are popular in Austrian and German folk music traditions.
• The musician demonstrated how to tune the multiple strings on zithers.