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 Bose SoundLink Plus has a single subwoofer, plus a tweeter and four passive radiators to create that big bass sound. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

Most tweeters are made of aluminum for its affordability, but better speakers use titanium instead. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 June 2025

The speaker setup consists of 15-watt tweeters and a central 50W woofer for solid low end response. —K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025

The tweeter used in the new Utopia Main is a combination of Beryllium with an 'M'-shaped membrane providing excellent transient response without causing listening fatigue. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Jan. 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