mixer

American  

[mik-ser] / ˈmɪk sər /

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.

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mixer British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of mixer

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

Example Sentences

A year ago, Molson Coors bought an 8.5% stake in the premium mixer company Fever-Tree Drinks.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

North Korea’s Lazarus Group External link, among the most sophisticated crypto-enabled criminal organizations in the world, relied heavily on the DeFi mixer Tornado Cash to launder funds.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

“To me, as soon as you find out, it’s better to go ahead and start looking for something,” says Caton, who attended the mixer with his childhood friend who was looking to rent a room.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Ingredients are combined in multigallon buckets with an industrial-size mixer the size of a weedwhacker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

I wanted to use the mixer and ovens myself.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

Related Words

• blender
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