record player

noun

: a device used for playing musical records

Examples of record player in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This tent contained a record player, traditional games (like shagai, played with the ankle bones of sheep or goats), and an easel with paints and sketchbooks. Kate Eshelby, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024 The record player wasn’t available until the 1900s, television and cinema were not available until the 1930s. Morgan Godvin, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2024 His father was always playing piano or classical music on the record player and his mother, who took on a role as homemaker, was an enthusiastic supporter of her children’s interests. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024 In addition to the priority service that comes with a penthouse reservation, the suites have large kitchens and lots of appealing details, from the record player and wine fringe to the local art and band posters. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023 The ad, which was released by the tech giant Tuesday, shows a hydraulic press crushing just about every creative instrument artists and consumers have used over the years — from a piano and record player, to piles of paint, books, cameras and relics of arcade games. Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 9 May 2024 By the record player: There are always good jams to help with the overwhelmingness. Hazlitt, 8 May 2024 Plus, anyone’s welcome to choose a tune to spin on its integrated record player — the selection on offer includes options from British music titans such as Sade and The Rolling Stones. John O'Ceallaigh, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024 Couples who are lucky enough to snag seats are served Nigerian food by owner-chef Ayo Balogun, set to the tunes of a record player spinning 1970s Afrobeats. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024

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“Record player.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record%20player. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

record player

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