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

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Example Sentences

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tweezers

After a minute or so, he plucked 11 tiny ticks from the cloth with tweezers, and stuck them on a lint roller.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

It suggests using tweezers or the edge of a bank card to remove the tentacles as soon as possible as they can continue to sting while attached to the body.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

If that’s not confusing enough, some singular nouns that end in s are regarded as pairs—scissors, trousers, tongs, pliers, tweezers, and breeches, for instance.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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