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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. Compare recordist.
  8. a social event, as a party or dance, where people can meet informally.
  9. Metallurgy. a container for blending and storing molten pig iron from several blast furnaces.


mixer

/ ˈɪə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mixer1

First recorded in 1605–15; mix + -er 1
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But the cost of a food mixer or a vacuum cleaner from China with the added tariffs are now too high for most American firms to pass on the cost to their customers.

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In secret locations, a mixture of gasoline, baking soda and sulfuric acid is poured on top of shredded coca leaves and processed either in a cement mixer or by stomping on them.

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Sound mixer Simon Hayes said the live singing shifts further past just the aural experience attached to their performances.

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