plural tweeters
1
: someone who posts tweets on the X social media platform
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 larger $109 CMF Speaker M instead features two drivers including a 10W tweeter and a dedicated 25W woofer for improved bass performance and better separation of instruments and singers. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 Each of the unit employs a 1-inch silk dome tweeter coupled with a 4-inch long-throw midbase driver. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 Each speaker features nine tweeters for mid-high frequencies, and a four-inch woofer designed to drive bass with depth in a near-field setting. — New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026 There’s no midrange in the tone, only the most aggressive sounds your subwoofers and tweeters can muster. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tweeter

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
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 17 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

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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