tuner

Meaning

1. A person who tunes a piano or organ.
2. 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.
3. On a musical instrument, a peg or mechanical device that changes the tension, and hence pitch, of a string.
4. The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
5. (archaic) One who sings or makes music.

Synonyms

radio set

piano tuner

wireless

🛜

radio

📻

winder

adapter

adjuster

radio receiver

receiving set

tuning fork

fitter

adjustor

radio-frequency head

Translations

afinador

accordeur

accordatore

sintonizzatore

afinador

stemmer

Stimmer

κουρδιστής

afinador

Tuner

syntoniseur

sintonizador

syntonisateur

akortçu

συντονιστής

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtuː.nɚ/

Etymology

From tune (verb) + -er.