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record changer

record changer

7.0
A device on a record player that plays several records by itself in a row
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛkərd ˈʧeɪndʒər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cambiador de discos
  • The record changer cycled through the vinyls smoothly, providing uninterrupted music.

Examples

  • - I got the record changer all hooked up, sir.

    Destination Tokyo (1943)

  • I bought a new record changer that can play multiple albums automatically.

  • With the record changer, I can sit back and enjoy my favorite albums without getting up.

Synonyms

changer
vsrecord changer
  • Archaic
21 7.5

A device that automatically selects and plays records or discs

is specific to players that select and play successive discs
auto-changer
vsrecord changer
  • Archaic
8.5

A part on a record player that holds and plays several records in order

emphasizes selecting and playing successive discs rather than just switching them

How Automatic

jukebox
62 4.7
record changer
  • Archaic
7.0
record player
18 3.0
phonograph
  • Archaic
14 8.8

Surface Forms

record changer singular
record changers plural

Morphology

record + changer

The noun 'record changer' is transparently compositional: it denotes a 'changer' (device) that changes or selects 'records' — an automatic device for playing successive records. This regular noun+noun compound follows common English formation and cross‑linguistic logic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words can reliably infer the meaning.

Etymology

Record changer comes from old record players that could hold a stack of records and would lift and drop each one so the changer could play the next. That's why 'record changer' means 'a device that selects and plays records automatically'.