player piano

noun

: a piano containing a mechanism by which it plays automatically

Examples of player piano in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When that piano deteriorated, a player piano was secured for the plaza in June 2025, along with 25 piano rolls to play during events. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

More than a century ago the rise of the player piano prompted strikingly similar debates about automation, artistry and fair compensation. — Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026

By the early 1900s, player pianos had evolved to more fully reproduce a human performance, including subtle dynamics like tempo changes and the introduction of a damper pedal. — Adam Ozimek, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026

The old player piano died a slow death and couldn’t be repaired, so it’s gone. — Connie Ogle updated February 9, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for player piano

• cyano

Kids Definition

player piano

noun

: a piano containing an automatic playing mechanism