tweezer

noun

twee·​zer ˈtwē-zər How to pronounce tweezer (audio)

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For example, the light could give researchers access to a precise optical tweezer that could handle very small particles. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025 It’s filled with aspirin, bandages, ointments, safety pins, tweezers, needle and thread, rubbing alcohol, a scalpel and penicillin. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025 Using tweezers, remove the stickers from the plastic backing of the seeds or beads. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025 This is the kind of season where a chef is scolded for making too many crudo dishes — and where another literally has the tweezers plucked from his chef's coat during service. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tweezer

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tweezer was in 1904

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“Tweezer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweezer. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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