fader

[ fey-der ]

/ ˈfeɪ dər /

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.

Nearby words

fade-in, fade-out, fadeaway, fadeless, faden suture, fader, fadeyev, fadge, fading, fadm, fado

Origin of fader

First recorded in 1930–35; fade + -er¹

Examples 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
De child den dell her fader and muder aboud dot, und dey pring her back.
Standard Selections|Various

See, we all worka in da mine, da coal mine, me an' my fader an' Gianni.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
He calls yer to be a fader to her; an' from dis day yer is her fader—'member dat.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877|Various
He speak to his fader, and he curse and swear awful, and stand wid de rifle close by and tell dat son ob his to larrup Jake.
True to the Old Flag|G. A. Henty
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