tweezer

Questions about tweezer

What does tweezer mean?

tweezer means "a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping".

How many syllables are in tweezer?

tweezer has 2 syllables: twee-zer. The stress falls on "twee". In IPA it is /ˈtwizɚ/.

What is another word for tweezer?

Close synonyms include pincer, pair of pincers, pair of tweezers. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tweezer a common word?

tweezer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.