player piano

noun

: a piano containing a mechanism by which it plays automatically

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The old player piano died a slow death and couldn’t be repaired, so it’s gone. — Connie Ogle updated February 9, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2026 The normally bustling area fills with guests sipping drinks accented by a signature rubber ducky from the bar and listening to tunes from the player piano or artists singing lively carols. — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025 More than a century ago the rise of the player piano prompted strikingly similar debates about automation, artistry and fair compensation. — Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026 By the early 1900s, player pianos had evolved to more fully reproduce a human performance, including subtle dynamics like tempo changes and the introduction of a damper pedal. — Adam Ozimek, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for player piano

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First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of player piano was in 1905

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player piano

noun
: a piano containing an automatic playing mechanism

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