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tweeter

American  
[twee-ter] / ˈtwi tər /

noun

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


tweeter British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of tweeter

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

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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

But as tweeter @NVMakhanye pointed out: "😀 You don't need to know the name of the country to make €200 million 😀... Anyways, welcome to South Africa Ronaldo 😜"

From BBC Jan. 4, 2023

"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

Sometimes, those most aggrieved with Musk, like the tweeters upset with the “rate limits” he suddenly imposed earlier this month, will propose Notes specifically meant to mock and insult him.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2023

He ran the site haphazardly; there were new charges and limits and outages, as well as the restoration of tweeters banned for abuse and disinformation.

From New York Times Jul. 10, 2023

In the spirit of helping Musk realize his comedic aspirations, The Times assembled a crack team of stand-ups, comedy writers and all-around funny tweeters.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2023

"A lot of tweeters in the U.K. and the U.S. act like I just caused a third world war!"

From Salon Apr. 25, 2023

After Elon Musk’s recent acquisition of Twitter, many habitual tweeters announced their intentions of switching to other social platforms.

From Scientific American Jan. 30, 2023

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