mixer

See also: Mixer and mixér

English

Etymology

mix + -er

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪksə(r)

Noun

mixer (plural mixers)

  1. One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
  2. One who mixes or socializes.
    • 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast
      Bad mixer as he was, he preferred to be "out of it" in a crowd than out of it altogether.
  3. A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
  4. A non-alcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.
    Do we have any mixers? I don't want to drink this vodka neat.
  5. mixing console
  6. (US) A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.
  7. A device for combining hot and cold water before it emerges from a single spout or shower head.

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French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English mix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mik.se/

Verb

mixer

  1. to mix
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mixer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mik.sœʁ/

Noun

mixer m (plural mixers)

  1. mixer (machine for mixing)

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