mixer

[mik-ser]

noun

1. a person or thing that mixes.

2. a person, with reference to sociability.

   She's a good mixer to have at a large party.

3. a kitchen utensil or an electrical appliance having one or more beaters and used in mixing, beating, or blending foods.

4. Also a beverage, as ginger ale, fruit juice, or soda water that can be combined with liquor to produce a mixed drink, especially a highball.

5. Audio.,  an electronic device for blending, fading, substitution, etc., of sounds from various sources, as from microphones or separately recorded soundtracks, for broadcast or recording.

6. Radio and Television, Recording.,  a technician who operates a mixer in a studio.

7. the person responsible for the original recording of a movie soundtrack.

8. a social event, as a party or dance, where people can meet informally.

9. mixing faucet.

10. Metallurgy.,  a container for blending and storing molten pig iron from several blast furnaces.

mixer

/ ˈmɪksə /

noun

1. a person or thing that mixes

2. informal

   1. a person considered in relation to his ability to mix socially

   2. a person who creates trouble for others

3. a kitchen appliance, usually electrical, used for mixing foods, etc

4. a drink such as ginger ale, fruit juice, etc, used in preparing cocktails

5. electronics a device in which two or more input signals are combined to give a single output signal

6. short for sound mixer vision mixer

Word History and Origins

Origin of mixer¹

First recorded in 1605–15; mix + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The scene reads like a friendly singles mixer, but listen to their conversations and it’s clear the chemistry they are hoping for isn’t romantic.

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Scientists have compared this mixing process to the motion of a cake mixer folding in older, recycled ingredients from deep within the Earth.

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The company aims to return its beer portfolio to growth, while also expanding into adjacent categories including mixers, non-alcohol beverages and energy drinks.

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Former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given added: "It's refreshing. Sometimes a bit of old school 'throw it into the mixer' can cause a bit of carnage."

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"We have witnessed counterfeiters using toxic ingredients that they have blended in industrial machines such as cement mixers."

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Related Words

• blender 
• food processor