record player

noun

A device for playing phonograph records.

Meanings

nounrecord player (plural record players)

plural record players · alternative record-player

  1. A device for playing phonograph records.

    Synonyms: gramophone, phonograph, turntable

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device for playing phonograph records.

More synonyms by meaning

nounmachine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically

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Translations

Arabic غْرَامَافُون, فُونُوغْرَاف
  • غْرَامَافُون (grāmāfūn)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • فُونُوغْرَاف (fūnūgrāf)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • حَاكٍ (ḥākin)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Bengali রেকর্ড প্লেয়ার, গ্রামোফোন
  • রেকর্ড প্লেয়ার (rekorḍo pleẏar)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • গ্রামোফোন (gramōphōn)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Bulgarian грамофо́н, фоногра́ф
  • грамофо́н (gramofón)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • фоногра́ф (fonográf)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Catalan tocadiscs, gramòfon
  • tocadiscsanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • gramòfonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Chinese Mandarin 電唱機 /电唱机, 留聲機 /留声机
  • 電唱機 /电唱机 (diànchàngjī)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • 留聲機 /留声机 (liúshēngjī)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • 唱機 /唱机 (chàngjī)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Czech přehrávač, gramofon
  • přehrávačanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • gramofonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Danish pladespiller, grammofon
  • pladespilleranalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • grammofonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Dutch platenspeler, grammofoon
  • platenspeleranalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • grammofoonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • pick-upanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Esperanto diskoturnilo, gramofono
  • diskoturniloanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • gramofonoanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Estonian grammofon
  • grammofonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Finnish levysoitin, vinyylisoitin
  • levysoitinanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • vinyylisoitinanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
French électrophone, tourne-disque
  • électrophoneanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • tourne-disqueanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • phonographeanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • gramophoneanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • pick-upanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
German Plattenspieler, Grammophon
  • Plattenspieleranalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • Grammophonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • Schallplattenspieleranalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Greek πικάπ, γραμμόφωνο
  • πικάπ (pikáp)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • γραμμόφωνο (grammófono)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Hebrew נגן תקליטים, גְּרָמוֹפוֹן
  • נגן תקליטים (nagán taklitím)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • גְּרָמוֹפוֹן (gramofón)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Hindi ग्रामोफ़ोन, रिकॉर्ड प्लेयर
  • ग्रामोफ़ोन (grāmofon)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • रिकॉर्ड प्लेयर (rikŏrḍ pleyar)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Hungarian lemezjátszó
  • lemezjátszóanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Icelandic fónn, plötuspilari
  • fónnanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • plötuspilarianalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Indonesian fonograf, gramofon
  • fonografanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • gramofonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Italian giradischi, grammofono
  • giradischianalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • grammofonoanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Japanese 蓄音機, レコードプレーヤー
  • 蓄音機 (chikuonki)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • レコードプレーヤー (rekōdo purēyā)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Korean 축음기, 레코드플레이어
  • 축음기 (chugeumgi)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • 레코드플레이어 (rekodeupeulleieo)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Latvian gramofons
  • gramofonsanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Lithuanian gramofonas
  • gramofonasanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Malay gramofon, peti nyanyi
  • gramofonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • peti nyanyianalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Norwegian Bokmål platespiller, platespeller
  • platespilleranalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • platespelleranalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • grammofonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Polish adapter, gramofon
  • adapteranalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • gramofonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Portuguese toca-discos, gira-discos
  • toca-discosanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • gira-discosanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • vitrolaanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • gramofoneanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Romanian pick-up, gramofon
  • pick-upanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • gramofonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Russian прои́грыватель, электрофо́н
  • прои́грыватель (proígryvatelʹ)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • электрофо́н (elektrofón)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • граммофо́н (grammofón)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • патефо́н (patefón)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • фоно́граф (fonógraf)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Slovak gramofón, prehrávač
  • gramofónanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • prehrávačanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Spanish tocadiscos, gramola
  • tocadiscosanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • gramolaanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • gramófonoanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • picotanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • picóanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Swahili gramafoni
  • gramafonianalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Swedish skivspelare, grammofon
  • skivspelareanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • grammofonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Thai หีบเสียง
  • หีบเสียง (hìip-sǐiang)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Turkish gramofon, fonograf
  • gramofonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • fonografanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • sesyazaranalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • pikapanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • plakçalaranalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Ukrainian програва́ч, грамофо́н
  • програва́ч (prohraváč)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • грамофо́н (hramofón)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • патефо́н (patefón)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • фоно́граф (fonóhraf)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Urdu رِکارْڈ پِلیئَر, گِرامافون
  • رِکارْڈ پِلیئَر (rikārḍ pilear)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • گِرامافون (girāmāfon)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Vietnamese máy hát
  • máy hátanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Welsh chwaraewr recordiau, gramoffon
  • chwaraewr recordiauanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
  • gramoffonanalogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
Yiddish גראַמאָפֿאָן
  • גראַמאָפֿאָן (gramofon)analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records
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