tweeter

noun

tweet·​er ˈtwē-tər 

plural tweeters

1

: someone who posts tweets on the X social media platform

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

Each of the unit employs a 1-inch silk dome tweeter coupled with a 4-inch long-throw midbase driver. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

Each speaker features nine tweeters for mid-high frequencies, and a four-inch woofer designed to drive bass with depth in a near-field setting. — New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026

There’s no midrange in the tone, only the most aggressive sounds your subwoofers and tweeters can muster. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

The platter spins atop a base with anti-vibration feet that features a pair each of 3-inch woofers and 1-inch tweeters, with 60W of power. — Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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