tweezer

noun

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

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This is the kind of season where a chef is scolded for making too many crudo dishes — and where another literally has the tweezers plucked from his chef's coat during service. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025 The Spark loses the scissors, tweezers and file from the standard Stakeout but more than makes up for it with the multipurpose pliers. New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025 What’s more, two top handles make the bag easy to whisk around, and a zippered interior pocket serves as a convenient catch-all for small items like tweezers and single eyeshadows. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024 If spines are visible and accessible, they should be carefully removed using tweezers. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tweezer

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 25 Apr. 2025.

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