tweeter

noun

tweet·​er ˈtwē-tər 

plural tweeters

1

: someone who posts tweets on the Twitter 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

Examples of tweeter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sound from the laptop is also enjoyable, thanks to a quad-speaker setup that combines two front-firing woofers and two top-firing tweeters. —PCMAG, 5 May 2024

Their internals are equally thoughtful, with synchronized bass and two tweeters per unit. —K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

tweeter

noun

tweet·​er ˈtwēt-ər 

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