tuner

noun tun·er \ ˈtü-nər , ˈtyü- \

Definition of tuner

1 : one that tunes

a piano tuner

2 : something used for tuning; specifically : the part of a receiving set that converts radio signals into audio or video signals

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The on-board tuner consumes just one-third the power of a normal phone streaming radio and uses zero data minutes.

— jonathan takiff, Philly.com, "Why Apple should do more to help phone users in emergencies," 11 Oct. 2017
Next to her is honey for my tea; the honey is made by my piano tuner’s husband, who is a beekeeper.

— tori amos, WSJ, "Tori Amos’s Favorite Things," 14 Aug. 2017
Murderous moms — even ones that killed their brother for their husbands, forsook their exotic homeland and had to put up with a sexist prig of a spouse — are not generally viewed as fodder for a profitable tuner.

— chris jones, chicagotribune.com, "BoHo has the guts to take on 'Marie Christine,' or 'Medea meets Chicago'," 1 Nov. 2017
Chip maker Qualcomm was the first hardware supplier to support the NextRadio cause, building an FM tuner into its smartphone modems.

— jonathan takiff, Philly.com, "Why Apple should do more to help phone users in emergencies," 11 Oct. 2017
New tuners are far from easy, especially with limited budgets and no Equity contracts, and especially when much of your show is set on and around a historic battlefield.

— chris jones, chicagotribune.com, "'CiviliTy of Albert Cashier': A timely musical about a trans soldier," 7 Sep. 2017
This season’s lineup includes tuners devoted to topics such as the Berlin Wall, motherhood, the Freedom Riders and Matthew McConaughey.

— alexis soloski, New York Times, "What’s New in NYC Theater," 6 July 2017
The narrator, her mother, and a blind piano tuner make a life for themselves on the outskirts of Paris.

— maggie doherty, New Republic, "Fairytales Punish the Curious," 18 July 2017
Now, PlutoTV, Newsy, YouTube, CBSN TV equipment: TabloTV DVR with four tuners (added lifetime program guide for $150), Winegard FL5500A TV antenna Internet: 100 mbps for $50 from Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable)

— tamara chuang, The Denver Post, "How people pick and pay for TV service in the age of online TV," 29 May 2017

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Definition of tuner for English Language Learners

: a person who tunes musical instruments
: an electronic device that changes radio signals into sounds or images

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