tweeter

American

[twee-ter] / ˈtwi tər /

noun

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

tweeter British

/ ˈtwiːtə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of tweeter

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

Example Sentences

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He was a prolific tweeter and later a podcaster.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024

“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 • Aug. 17, 2023

The funniest aspect of the "Erica Marsh" story is how obvious it was that this supposed hot girl #Resistance tweeter was not a real person.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2023

Feige is not much of a tweeter, posting less than 200 times.

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2022

"Best I can," she replied, popping the silver tweeter in her mouth and stepping back off the curb.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

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