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. 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

He met his wife, Mary Lou, in 1956, brunette and pretty, wearing bobby socks at a fraternity mixer at Michigan State.

From Salon

Following the show, a half-hour mixer opens the floor to anyone at the venue.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’ve been on dating apps and have been to a couple of mixers,” Baum says.

From Los Angeles Times

The San Diego company puts on tournaments, glow-in-the-dark events and social mixers.

From Los Angeles Times

Lenz could have easily just limited awareness of her experiences to her inner circle and the occasional Hollywood mixer, where she writes that she experimented with telling some of her peers.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• blender
• food processor