tweeter

noun

tweet·​er ˈtwē-tər How to pronounce tweeter (audio)
plural tweeters
1
: someone who posts tweets on the X online messaging service
Pope Francis is a prolific tweeter, with almost 18 million followers on the service.Aaron Pressman
After Sunday's victory, a who's who of tweeters lit up social media with #equalpay and calls to pay the women more.Shirley Leung
2
: a small loudspeaker responsive only to the higher acoustic frequencies and reproducing sounds of high pitch
The speaker has three tweeters and a large subwoofer to deliver sound around a room.Mike Murphy
compare woofer

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The four woofers and four tweeters add a ton of heft to streaming movies and playing games. K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025 Inside are two 130-watt amplifiers, two 6.5in sub-woofers, two 4in mid-range drivers and four 0.75in silk dome tweeters, divided up between left and right speakers. Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Transparent’s speaker features a pair of three-inch tweeters positioned at 90-degree angles that work alongside a 6.5-inch subwoofer positioned on the opposite side of them. Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2024 The speaker drivers are a coaxial design with a ring tweeter embedded in the woofer of each speaker. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tweeter

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of tweeter was in 1932

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“Tweeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweeter. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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tweeter

noun
tweet·​er ˈtwēt-ər How to pronounce tweeter (audio)
1
: a small loudspeaker that responds only to high sound frequencies and produces sounds of high pitch compare woofer
2
: someone who posts tweets on the Twitter online messaging service

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