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 speaker is rounded, and most of its front and top are protected by a grille that covers its subwoofer, six mid-woofers, and seven tweeters (two of which fire upward for spatial audio). —PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024

The Grand Horizon, meanwhile, expands that to an eight-inch subwoofer, three tweeters, and four three-inch midrange drive units. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024

Drivers: 2 x 25mm (1-inch) tweeters, 3 x 50mm (2-inch) full-range drivers, 1 x 165mm (6.5-inch) subwoofer. Inputs: Stereo RCA in x 1, Optical in x 1, HDMI eARC x 1, USB-C x 1. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024

This latest iteration has the same titanium dome tweeters used in the latest generation of Bowers & Wilkins’ award-winning 600 Series loudspeakers. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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