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

Equipped with a 50-watt racetrack subwoofer and dual 15-watt tweeters, the audio feels simultaneously powerful and clear. —George Yang, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026

Equipped with three Class-H digital amplifiers, two angled tweeters, and a mid-woofer, the Play should be up to the task of filling any room with Sonos' signature sound. —New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2026

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 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

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