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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Designed to offer high-quality sound and upholstered with a robust textile skin, the WiiM Sound Lite features a 4-inch, long-throw woofer as well as a couple of 1-inch silk-dome tweeters. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The tweeters and mid-drivers are positioned on the top of the unit for 3D audio. PC Magazine, 18 Nov. 2025 The 20-hour batteries, 4-inch woofers, 1-inch tweeters, and wireless electronics can all be easily swapped out if and when the original parts crap out. Chris Haslam Jeremy White, Wired News, 1 Oct. 2025 Two top-firing tweeters are deigned to push high frequencies upward. New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tweeter

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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 8 Feb. 2026.

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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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