fader

[ fey-der ]

/ ˈfeɪ dər /

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noun

a person or thing that fades.

Movies, Broadcasting, Recording. a multiple-unit volume control used in changing gradually from one signal source to another, decreasing the volume from the first audio or visual source while increasing the volume from the second.

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Origin of fader

First recorded in 1930–35; fade + -er¹

Words nearby fader

fadeaway, fade-in, fadeless, Faden suture, fade-out, fader, Fadeyev, fadge, fading, FAdm, fado

Example sentences from the Web for fader

He slides between them easily, as if riding the fader between his turntables.
DJ Spooky Wants You To Question Everything You Know About Music, Technology, and Philosophy|Oliver Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“For me, the issue of feminism is just not an interesting concept,” Lana Del Rey told Fader.
Lana Del Rey and the Fault in Our ‘Feminist’ Stars|Amy Zimmerman|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eric Ducker is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in publications including the Los Angeles Times, GQ and The Fader.
DJ AM's Life After Death|Eric Ducker|October 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Miss Dory never tole nothin'; she was silent as de grave about—him—de fader of de lill chile, I mean.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes

The substantives stok and fader have no verb to them, but are mentioned as being the subject of the sentence.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
If I had stayed in my fader's house, I vould haf been det for goot, and perried too!
Stories in Light and Shadow|Bret Harte
Hit is riht at we herien ankin bledscin fader sune hali gast on a hali rinnesse.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250|Various
O, if dat io can neit de se Englese sprek vel, ic sel her fader seg how is to pass gecomen.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)|Various

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