mixer
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (4)mixers
- a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activitySynonyms: sociablesocialType of party
- club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcoholType of beverage, drinkPart of mixed drink
- electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signalType of electronic equipment
- a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foodsType of kitchen utensilKinds planetary mixer, electric mixer, eggbeater, whisk, stand mixer, hand mixer, meat mixer, blender
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
1. One who, or that which, mixes.
2. A person who has social intercourse with others of many sorts; a person viewed as to his casual sociability; — commonly used with some characterizing adjective; as, a good mixer; a bad mixer. Colloq. or Slang, U. S.
3. a social gathering, game, or dance organized to provide an opportunity for people to meet each other; as, on the first night of the conference they had a wine-and-cheese mixer.
4. a nonalcoholic beverage (such as fruit juice, club soda or ginger ale) added to an alcoholic beverage to produce a mixed drink.
5. any device used for mixing.
6. an electronic device for blending or manipulating sounds from different sources to produce a composite soundtrack, for an audio recording, video recording, or a movie.
7. The technician who operates a mixer{6}.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement, GCIDE editors