tuner B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈtuːnɚ/ UK /ˈtjuːnə/ See IPA manual Freq #40535 Meanings 1 noun a person who adjusts a piano or other instrument to the correct pitch The piano tuner adjusted each string before the concert. 2 noun a device that detects pitch and helps a musician tune an instrument She clipped an electronic tuner to the guitar's headstock. 3 noun the part of a radio, television, or similar receiver that selects a transmitted signal The digital tuner can receive both radio bands. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who adjusts a... piano tunerinstrument technician 2 noun · a device that detects pitch... tuning devicepitch detector 3 noun · the part of a radio,... receiver Word family Forms tuner-s Related forms tunetuningpitch Appears in Phrases (1) See all piano tuner a specialist who adjusts piano strings to produce the correct pitches Noun + noun Etymology Formed from tune + the agent or instrument suffix -er. The word can name either a person who tunes an instrument or a device that selects or adjusts a frequency. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # tuner **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtuːnɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtjuːnə/ **Frequency rank:** 40535 ## Meanings 1. a person who adjusts a piano or other instrument to the correct pitch 2. a device that detects pitch and helps a musician tune an instrument 3. the part of a radio, television, or similar receiver that selects a transmitted signal ## Examples - The piano tuner adjusted each string before the concert. - She clipped an electronic tuner to the guitar's headstock. - The digital tuner can receive both radio bands. ## Synonyms - piano tuner - tuning device - receiver ## Related Forms - tune - tuning - pitch ## Etymology Formed from tune + the agent or instrument suffix -er. The word can name either a person who tunes an instrument or a device that selects or adjusts a frequency. ## Topics - People & Society markdown