mixer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that mixes.
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a person, with reference to sociability.
She's a good mixer to have at a large party.
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a kitchen utensil or an electrical appliance having one or more beaters and used in mixing, beating, or blending foods.
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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.
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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.
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Radio and Television, Recording. a technician who operates a mixer in a studio.
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the person responsible for the original recording of a movie soundtrack.
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a social event, as a party or dance, where people can meet informally.
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Metallurgy. a container for blending and storing molten pig iron from several blast furnaces.
noun
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a person or thing that mixes
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informal
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a person considered in relation to his ability to mix socially
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a person who creates trouble for others
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a kitchen appliance, usually electrical, used for mixing foods, etc
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a drink such as ginger ale, fruit juice, etc, used in preparing cocktails
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electronics a device in which two or more input signals are combined to give a single output signal
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short for sound mixer vision mixer
Etymology
Origin of mixer
Example Sentences
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The images at Pickaxe show movement of vehicles including dump trucks, cement mixers and cranes at the site to pour concrete, rock and soil on the tunnel entrances.
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
Say you’re mingling at a cocktail party, networking event, singles mixer or church reception.
Hunt even found a housemate for himself at one of the mixers.
From Los Angeles Times
Its stand mixers were a top seller last year, and the company believes that 15% of Beautiful brand shoppers are new to Walmart, he said.
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