piano tuner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of piano tuner
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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A chance encounter with a piano tuner -- the husband of his wife's friend -- set him wondering what this previously unconsidered profession was all about.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
The professional piano tuner has been locked in dispute with the supplier for five years, accusing the company of billing his Wolverhampton home based on "guesstimates" rather than actual metre readings.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025
Straightaway I found myself talking to Charles Merkel of St. Louis, a fifth-generation piano tuner whose first around-the-world journey was in 1971.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2016
One block away, the state is still trying to seize a house owned by a piano tuner, Charlie Birnbaum, as part of an old plan to build a mixed-use development next to the Revel.
From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2016
My inventive mother solved this problem by going to the mainland and finding a Crisfield piano tuner who could also give lessons.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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