tweeter

noun

tweet·​er ˈtwē-tər 

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

Examples of tweeter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 6mm drive functions like a tweeter playing the high frequencies. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024

On top of this is the one-inch diamond-dome tweeter that gives the 800 Series Diamond its name. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 10 July 2024

Noble has announced the world’s first wireless headphones with a 40mm dynamic driver and a 14.5mm planar magnetic tweeter. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

The spherical design offers a sleek look with practical features like a 3-inch woofer and dual 0.8-inch front-firing tweeters. —Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 3 Sep. 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