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

Aimed at home users, outdoor adventurers and partygoers, the new Lava Speaker has dual 30W neodymium magnet woofers and two 10W silk dome tweeters. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

The tweeter, Jar recalls, shared a copy of the petition along with a sentiment of, poor Dora. —Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2025

The four woofers and four tweeters add a ton of heft to streaming movies and playing games. —K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025

Inside are two 130-watt amplifiers, two 6.5in sub-woofers, two 4in mid-range drivers and four 0.75in silk dome tweeters, divided up between left and right speakers. —Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

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