tweeter

[ twee-ter ]

/ ˈtwi tər /

noun

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

Origin of tweeter

First recorded in 1935–40; tweet + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for tweeter

When news of the smuggled skulls broke over the wires early last November a Tweeter from Mogadishu replied: Shhh keep it quiet!
Burundi’s Black Market Skull Trade|Margot Kiser|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whoever this tweeter was, s/he has been hearing the refrain since the day s/he got into the game.
The Accidental Truth in the RNC’s Latest Race Gaffe|Michael Tomasky|December 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Their narrative holds that it somehow magically ended—perhaps not in 1955, as our tweeter suggested, but certainly in the 1970s.
The Accidental Truth in the RNC’s Latest Race Gaffe|Michael Tomasky|December 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To catch the “real” tweeter, Weiner explained that he had hired an Internet security firm to investigate.
Lies Anthony Weiner Told Me|Patricia Murphy|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Read the best of his live chat here, from his oppenness to 'more smart cuts' to his praise for one tweeter's purple hair.
Obama’s Twitter Chat: The Best of #My2K|Brian Ries|December 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for tweeter

tweeter

/ (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

Word Origin for tweeter

C20: from tweet

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Word Origin and History for tweeter