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Tweezer vs Tweener - What's the difference?

tweezer | tweener |

As nouns the difference between tweezer and tweener

is that tweezer is (us) a pair of tweezers, tweezers while tweener is (sports) a person who plays at two positions, not good enough at either to be restricted to it.

As an adjective tweezer

is of, pertaining to, or relating to, tweezers.

As a verb tweezer

is to use tweezers.

tweezer

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, pertaining to, or relating to, tweezers.

    • Noun

    (tweezers)
  • (US) A pair of tweezers, tweezers.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to use tweezers
  • * 2011 , William deBuys, A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest
  • *:Sadler has already wrapped an ace bandage around a badly sprained wrist (sustained in a fall on a desert trail), tweezered out a few cactus spines, moleskinned some blisters, and doled out all the pastillas de dolor —painkillers...

    • tweener

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sports) A person who plays at two positions, not good enough at either to be restricted to it.
  • (tennis) A shot that is hit between the legs.
  • (computing) A computing device that is smaller than a traditional laptop, but larger than a PDA.
  • A professional wrestler who is neutral or morally ambiguous; neither a face nor a heel, or showing no favoritism to either allegiance.
  • (cinematography) A person, machine or piece of software that performs tweening.
  • (cinema) A film that falls between two genres (and thus may not be easily marketed).