tweezers

American  

[twee-zerz] / ˈtwi zərz /

tweezer

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. small pincers or nippers for plucking out hairs, extracting splinters, picking up small objects, etc.

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tweezers British  

/ ˈtwiːzəz /

plural noun

1. Also called: pair of tweezers.   tweezer.  a small pincer-like instrument for handling small objects, plucking out hairs, etc

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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

Tweezers are the overall MVP for extracting long spines and glochids, according to both Trager and Banimahd.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2022

At Chez Tweezers, where you are doted upon by an army of unctuous and servile functionaries, we understand that everything is supposed to be perfect, and we pay accordingly.

From Time • Aug. 24, 2011

Tweezers, by the way, quietly fell off the list a while back, as did cigarette lighters.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Fourth Part just issued contains coloured plates, the full size of the respective objects, of a Fibula from a Cemetery at Fairford, Gloucester; and of Fibulæ, Tweezers, &c. from Great Driffield, Yorkshire.

From Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

Bottle of Indelible Ink, Pad, Tweezers, in neat case with catalogue and directions "HOW TO BE A PRINTER."

From Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 by Elverson, James