tweezers
Americannoun
plural noun
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
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She uses tweezers to nestle the roasted halves on a swirl of verdant puree, then tops it off with crispy fried leaves.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
There are many to choose from, though the collaborations available at Walmart, Target, Old Navy and Amazon skew more moviegoer than movie star, including special-edition “Devil Wears Prada 2” tweezers from Tweezerman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
With a pair of bright pink tweezers in hand, Emma Teni is delicately wrestling a large and leggy spider in a small plastic pot.
From BBC • May 16, 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
Nhamo observed Dr. van Heerden as he picked up dead flies with a pair of tweezers and put them into bottles.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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