tweezers

American  

[twee-zerz] / ˈtwi zərz /

tweezer

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. small pincers or nippers for plucking out hairs, extracting splinters, picking up small objects, etc.

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tweezers British  

/ ˈtwiːzəz /

plural noun

1. Also called: pair of tweezers.   tweezer.  a small pincer-like instrument for handling small objects, plucking out hairs, etc

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Etymology

Origin of tweezers

First recorded in 1645–55; plural of tweezer, equivalent to obsolete tweeze “case of surgical instruments” (aphetic form of earlier etweese, from French étuis, plural of étui, noun derivative of Old French étuier “to keep,” from Latin stūdiāre “to care for”) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He used extra-long tweezers to place microgreens on a plate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

She lifts it with tweezers and shows how easily it can be placed in the microscope.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

If a tick has burrowed into your skin - it must be removed as soon as possible using a tick tool or tweezers.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025

It has tweezers, whatever backgrounds I’m working with and cutting tools that are usually ballpoint pens that have run out of ink.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

He picked up the dead earthworm with tweezers and laid it out on the table in front of us.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin