tweeter

[ twee-ter ]

noun

1. a small loudspeaker designed for the reproduction of high-frequency sounds.

tweeter

/ ˈtwiːtə /

noun

1. a loudspeaker used in high-fidelity systems for the reproduction of high audio frequencies. It is usually employed in conjunction with a woofer and a crossover network

Word History and Origins

Origin of tweeter¹

First recorded in 1935–40; tweet + -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of tweeter¹

C20: from tweet

Example Sentences

Brittain wasn’t the only tweeter to put up the Chapman-Combs performance; popular posters like Trung Phan and Yashar Ali also shared the full video.

From Slate

Salon's Senior Critic Melanie McFarland wasn't targeted by the fake tweeter, but was similarly unenthused by "The Nevers," writing in her review that the characters "deserve better, as does this cast and the broader TV audience."

From Salon

The poet, viral tweeter and author has a new novel, “Milk Fed,” imagining an explicit affair between a damaged Hollywood loner and a plus-size woman.

From Los Angeles Times

“The compute costs get non-trivial for us,” he told a tweeter last August, laying out why OpenAI’s image-generating DALL-E 2 did not have a more “generous” pricing plan just yet.

From Slate

A busy tweeter, Russia’s ambassador to Kenya drew the praise of that country’s foreign minister last week when he objected to a statement by the U.S. and allies expressing concern about live bullets used against Kenyan protests over the rising cost of living.

From Seattle Times