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tuner¹

  • /ˈtuː.nɚ/ US
  • /ˈtjuː.nə/ UK
  • /ˈtʃuː.nə/ UK

Sounds like tuna (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -uːnə(ɹ)

noun tuners

  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.

tuner²

  • /ˈtuː.nɚ/ US
  • /ˈtjuː.nə/ UK
  • /ˈtʃuː.nə/ UK

Sounds like tuna (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -uːnə(ɹ)

noun tuners

  1. informal A musical.

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noun person who tunes a piano or organ

Españolafinador
中文調音師 /调音师 tiáoyīnshī
Françaisaccordeur
Italianoaccordatore
Românăacordor

noun device that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch

Españolafinador
Portuguêsafinador
Françaisaccordeur
Italianoaccordatore
Românăacordor

noun the component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.

Españolsintonizador
Françaistuner, syntoniseur, syntonisateur
Italianotuner, sintonizzatore

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"tuner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tuner. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tuner. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tuner

Chicago

"tuner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tuner.

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@misc{tuner_2026,
  title = {tuner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tuner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}