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

Its dual woofers and tweeters deliver punchy bass and crisp highs, while Sony’s Mega Bass and Live Sound modes add extra depth. —PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025

Friday morning, owner Mike Repole asked fellow tweeters to assist him in picking a race for Fierceness. —Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025

Each stack is a giant four-way horn speaker, 13 feet tall, encased in buttery yellow plywood, augmented by a handful of super tweeters hung from the ceiling over the dancefloor. —Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 14 Aug. 2025

This unique audio system housed multiple drivers (two tweeters and two woofers) in an MDF enclosure with a footprint just slightly larger than a turntable. —Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for tweeter

• beater
• cheater
• dieter
• eater
• heater
• liter
• litre
• meter
• metre
• neater
• praetor
• seater

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