Meanings
tuner1
nountuner (plural tuners)
plural tuners
- 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.
- archaicOne who sings or makes music.
tuner2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
Broader
receiverreceiving system
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian акордьор, тунер
- акордьор (akordjor)person who tunes a piano or organ
- тунер (tuner)the component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
Chinese Mandarin 調音師 /调音师
- 調音師 /调音师 (tiáoyīnshī)person who tunes a piano or organ
Czech ladič, ladička
- ladičperson who tunes a piano or organ
- ladičkadevice that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch
Esperanto agordisto, agordilo
- agordistoperson who tunes a piano or organ
- agordilodevice that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch
Finnish pianonvirittäjä, viritin
- pianonvirittäjäperson who tunes a piano or organ
- viritindevice that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch
- viritysmittaridevice that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch
- viritinthe component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
French accordeur, accordeur
- accordeurperson who tunes a piano or organ
- accordeurdevice that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch
- tunerthe component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
- syntoniseurthe component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
- syntonisateurthe component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
Italian accordatore, accordatore
- accordatoreperson who tunes a piano or organ
- accordatoredevice that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch
- tunerthe component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
- sintonizzatorethe component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
Polish stroiciel
- stroicielperson who tunes a piano or organ
Portuguese afinador
- afinadordevice that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch
Romanian acordor, acordor
- acordorperson who tunes a piano or organ
- acordordevice that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch
Spanish afinador, afinador
- afinadorperson who tunes a piano or organ
- afinadordevice that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch
- sintonizadorthe component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
Tagalog manununig, panunig
- manununigperson who tunes a piano or organ
- panunigdevice that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tuner
All rhymes →Sounds the same
tuna (non-rhotic)tuna (non-rhotic)
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
tuner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuner
MLA
“tuner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuner. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuner.
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