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tweeter

noun tweet·er \ˈtwē-tər\

: a speaker (sense 5) that produces high sounds

Full Definition of TWEETER

:  a small loudspeaker responsive only to the higher acoustic frequencies and reproducing sounds of high pitch — compare woofer
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First Known Use of TWEETER

1934

Rhymes with TWEETER

beater, bleater, cheater, eater, fetor, greeter, heater, liter, meeter, meter, peter, pleater, praetor, rhetor, seater, sheeter, skeeter, teeter, treater

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