record player

noun

: a device used for playing musical records

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During my last move my children took my record player and all the vinyl. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 July 2026 The argument then was that a record player produced real, textured music in a way an iPod’s digital files could not. Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 The computer sat in a corner of the living room, next to his record player, where my brother and I would make mixtapes off his vinyl, using a boombox and blank cassettes. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026 Rooms are decked with local art and include drawing paper with coloring pencils, a ukulele, and even a record player with a selection of vinyl to set the mood. Midwest Living, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for record player

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“Record player.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record%20player. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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record player

noun
rec·​ord player
ˈrek-ərd-
: an electronic instrument for playing phonograph records
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