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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Quad’s design put the preamplifier and power amplifier in separate cases and sold a separate FM tuner.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Fender The quartersawn maple neck uses a 'Modern D' shape in a satin finish, complete with glow-in-the-dark side dots, locking tuners and a self-lubricating Tusq nut as opposed to the traditional bone.
—New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
The bill would require all new automobiles to be equipped with an AM radio tuner and accessible to listeners at no additional cost.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
What just blew my doors off? Since 2006, one short year after Mercedes-Benz wholly absorbed once-independent tuner Aufrech, Melcher, and Großaspach, the bean counters at Mercedes wondered what would result if certain vehicles were crafted with extreme performance; a track car that’s road legal.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Fender The quartersawn maple neck uses a 'Modern D' shape in a satin finish, complete with glow-in-the-dark side dots, locking tuners and a self-lubricating Tusq nut as opposed to the traditional bone.
—New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
The bill would require all new automobiles to be equipped with an AM radio tuner and accessible to listeners at no additional cost.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
What just blew my doors off? Since 2006, one short year after Mercedes-Benz wholly absorbed once-independent tuner Aufrech, Melcher, and Großaspach, the bean counters at Mercedes wondered what would result if certain vehicles were crafted with extreme performance; a track car that’s road legal.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Tuner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuner. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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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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