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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In the shadows of the world’s most prestigious piano competition, a group of expert tuners spend a month striving to achieve perfect pitch—hoping that the eventual champion will perform on their instrument.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
While the opera Lulu was playing out front, the tuner and his son toiled backstage.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
His tuner, Chanler Bailey, was working on something when Cote turned his camera on.
—Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 4 May 2026
Up in those leafy Worcestershire hills, Morgan’s tuners have been busy since then.
—New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
While the opera Lulu was playing out front, the tuner and his son toiled backstage.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
His tuner, Chanler Bailey, was working on something when Cote turned his camera on.
—Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 4 May 2026
Up in those leafy Worcestershire hills, Morgan’s tuners have been busy since then.
—New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Tuner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuner. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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tuner
noun
tun·er
ˈt(y)ü-nər 
1
: one that tunes
a piano tuner
2
: something used for tuning
especially
: the part of a receiving set that converts radio signals into sound or pictures
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