piano tunern.
/pɪˈanəʊ ˌtjuːnə/, /pɪˈanəʊ ˌtʃuːnə/, U.S. /piˈænoʊ ˌt(j)unər/ A person who tunes pianos, esp. professionally.
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pianoforte tuner1786
piano tuner1833
fine tuner1871
1833 John Bull 15 July 219/2 A poor devil of a piano-forte tuner..applied to..enlist in ‘the army for Portugal’. ‘What army?’ asked the Portuguese Royalist. ‘I do not know,’ said the piano tuner; ‘but some Poles, who are friends of mine, wish to go and fight in Portugal.’
1847 Southern & Western Literary Messenger & Rev. 13 228/1 The German piano tuner thought he must be a German, as he spoke that language with equal fluency.
1887 Courier-Jrnl. 12 Jan. 6/7 S. W. Poole, the piano tuner, was arrested yesterday on a disorderly conduct warrant.
1927 Passing Show Summer 22/3 If anyone sees you with them entering my cell, and questions you, just say you're the piano-tuner.
1992 European Trav. & Life Apr. 50/1 The piano tuner is an hour early, the plumber arrives four days late.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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