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tuner

UK/ˈtjuː.nə//ˈtuː.nɚ/

tuner noun: a person who tunes a piano or organ.

tuner: a person who tunes a piano or organ
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Noun (1)

tuner (plural 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.

Noun (2)

tuner (plural tuners)

  1. (informal) A musical.

tuner meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

tuner in Tamil

சுரக் குமிழ், இசையாக்கி, சுருதி கூட்டி

tuner in Tagalog

person who tunes a piano or organ
manununig
device that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch
panunig

Forms of tuner

pluraltuners

Plural of tuner: tuners

Origin of tuner

From tune (verb) + -er.

From tune (noun) + -er (“Variety -er”).

Words formed from tuner

Words that rhyme with tuner

2 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about tuner

What does tuner mean?
Tuner means a person who tunes a piano or organ.
What is tuner in Tamil?
Tuner in Tamil is சுரக் குமிழ், இசையாக்கி, சுருதி கூட்டி. See Tuner meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tuner?
Tuner is a noun.
How do you pronounce tuner?
Tuner is pronounced /ˈtuː.nɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of tuner?
The plural of tuner is tuners.

Words near tuner in the dictionary

  1. tunelets
  2. tunelike
  3. tunellite
  4. tunemeister
  5. tunemeisters
  6. tuner
  7. tuners
  8. tunes
  9. tunes down
  10. tunes in
  11. tunes out

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: tuner (page history and authors); tuner (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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