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 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
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 company then abandoned making self-tuners a standard feature.

— geoff edgers, chicagotribune.com, "The slow, secret death of the electric guitar — and why you should care," 23 June 2017
Here, the 7-series delivered a different kind of comfort: a soul-warming reassurance of BMW’s engineering prowess to counter our faltering faith in BMW chassis tuners.

— eric tingwall, Car and Driver, "2016 BMW 740i," 16 June 2017
And the tuner — take the HDHomeRun, starting at $99 — acts as your digital video recorder.

— jennifer van grove, sandiegouniontribune.com, "DVRs for cord-cutters, they do exist!," 3 June 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
Lime Rock Park in Lakeville hosts The Royals' Garage Sunday Car Show on Sunday, May 28, featuring muscle cars, import/tuners, street rods, motorcycles, classic cars, antiques, race cars, trucks, and even some homemade contraptions.

— hartford courant, courant.com, "What To Do Memorial Day Weekend, From Parades To Races To Fests," 24 May 2017
The boxes are equipped with hard drives, more powerful processors, support for 3-D graphics, and a triple-tuner architecture that will allow simultaneous video, data, and voice applications.

— christopher jones, WIRED, "Set Tops Prep for Music on Demand," 25 Apr. 2000

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First Known Use of tuner

circa 1801

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tuner

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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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