record-player
Definition
Noun: a device that reproduces sound from phonograph records, typically consisting of a turntable, a tonearm with a stylus, and a speaker or amplifier.
Usage Examples
- (A machine for playing phonograph records.)
- (The stylus component of the device.)
- (The device used for analog audio playback.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be a record-player": (informal, figurative) to be someone who repeats the same information or story without variation.
- Whenever we bring up politics, he becomes a record-player and repeats the same arguments. (He talks monotonously like a broken record.)
Variants and Related Words
- Record (noun/verb): a thin disc with grooves that store sound; or to capture audio.
- She bought a new jazz record for her collection. (A phonograph disc.)
- Player (noun): a device that reproduces stored media (e.g., CD player, DVD player).
- The DVD player is broken, but the record-player works fine. (A general term for playback devices.)
Synonyms
- Turntable: the rotating platter part of a record-player, often used synonymously.
- The DJ set up his turntables for the show. (A record-player used in disc jockeying.)
- Phonograph: an older term for a record-playing device.
- The antique phonograph is a collector’s item. (A historical record-player.)
Related Idioms
- "Like a broken record": someone who repeats the same thing repeatedly.
- Stop being like a broken record and tell us something new. (Similar to the record-player’s repetitive nature.)
- "Spin a record": to play a phonograph record.
- He loves to spin old records on his record-player. (To operate the device.)