tuner

n.

1. One that tunes: a piano tuner.
2. A device for tuning, especially an electronic circuit or device used to select signals at a specific radio frequency for amplification and conversion to sound.

An electronic part of a radio or TV that locks on to a selected carrier frequency (station, channel) and filters out the audio and video signals for amplification and display.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: someone who tunes pianos
  Synonym: piano tuner

Meaning #2: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
  Synonyms: radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, radio, wireless

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klaverstemmer, radiodel i stereoanlæg

Nederlands (Dutch)
(piano)stemmer, tuner (radio)

Français (French)
n. - (Mus) accordeur, (Audio) tuner, (bouton) de réglage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stimmer, Einstellknopf, Tuner

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μουσ.) χορδιστής, κουρδιστής, ραδιόφωνο

Italiano (Italian)
tuner

Português (Portuguese)
n. - afinador (m), sintonizador (m)

Русский (Russian)
тюнер (радиоприемник), настройщик (радиоприемника)

Español (Spanish)
n. - afinador, sintonizador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stämmare (piano-), tuner (radio)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
调音师, 调整器, 调音的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 調音師, 調整器, 調音的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - ~의 조율사, 파장 정조기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 調律師, チューナー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جهاز التوفيق أو ألمؤالفه, ألموفق, ألمدون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כוונן, מומחה לכוונון, מכשיר לכוונון מקלט רדיו, מכשיר חשמלי לכוונון גיטרה ועוד‬

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Guitar Tuner	tuner card
Tv Tuner	tuner cars