A record player is a machine on which you can play a record in order to listen to the music or other sounds on it.
record player in British English
noun
a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record, consisting of a turntable, usually electrically driven, that rotates the record at a fixed speed of 33, 45, or 78 revolutions a minute. A stylus vibrates in accordance with undulations in the groove in the record: these vibrations are converted into electric currents, which, after amplification, are recreated in the form of sound by one or more loudspeakers
See also monophonic, quadraphonics, stereophonic
record player in American English
any of various devices on which phonograph records may be played
Examples of 'record player' in a sentence
record player
The light on the record player was on and a black disc sat silently on the deck.
Cassidy, Anne IN REAL LIFE (2002)
A half-moon lit the lawn blue and there was the occasional faint few bars of music coming from a record player a few houses down.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
Without a record player, the only music I've heard in the last month has come from my own saxophone.
Alex George LOVE YOU MADLY (2002)
`She's kept the record player going so we'd have a beacon," Marc guessed.
Ellis, Julie LASTING TREASURES (2002)
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record player
British English: record player NOUN
A record player is a machine on which you can play a record in order to listen to the music or other sounds on it.