tweezer

noun

twee·​zer ˈtwē-zər How to pronounce tweezer (audio)
: tweezers

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Tweezerman tweezers, which were recently named one of Kristen Bell’s top Amazon picks, too. — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026 If yours are still recovering from an overzealous pair of tweezers, Beyoncé’s Cécred may have a solution. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 Remove any bones by pulling them at a 45 degree angle toward the head with clean tweezers. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026 The other approach uses arrays of tightly focused laser beams, called optical tweezers, to trap neutral atoms. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tweezer

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First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tweezer was in 1904

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“Tweezer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweezer. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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