tuner

UK /ˈtuː.nɚ/ US /ˈtuː.nɚ/

noun 6

Definitions

noun

A person who tunes a piano or organ.

A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.

On a musical instrument, a peg or mechanical device that changes the tension, and hence pitch, of a string.

The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.

One who sings or makes music.

noun

A musical.

Collocations

ADJ.

many, used

My dad still uses a used tuner from the 1980s to adjust his old guitar.

TUNER + NOUN

hoard, years

My grandfather hoarded old piano tuner years before anyone thought to restore them.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and ampl

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Tom is a piano tuner.

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I worked as a piano tuner for many years.

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The piano tuner discovered a hoard of gold coins hidden under the piano's keyboard.

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He's a piano tuner.

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The band immediately terminated William as their tuner.

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I used a tuner to tune the violin.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, tuner is marked as archaic, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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