mixer
n 1: a party of people assembled to promote sociability and
communal activity [syn: sociable, social, mixer]
2: club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol
3: electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to
give a single output signal
4: a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods
mixer nounDate: 1611 1. one that mixes: as
a.(1) one whose work is mixing the ingredients of a product
(2) one who balances and controls the dialogue, music, and sound
effects to be recorded for or with a motion picture or television
b. a container, device, or machine for mixing c. a game,
stunt, or dance used at a get-together to give members of the group an
opportunity to meet one another in a friendly and informal atmosphere;
also the get-together itself
2. one that mixes with others: as a. a person considered
in regard to casual sociability <was shy and a poor mixer>
b. a nonalcoholic beverage (as ginger ale) used in a mixed drink
mixer n. 1 a device for mixing foods etc. or for processing other materials. 2 a person who manages socially in a specified way (a good mixer). 3 a (usu. soft) drink to be mixed with
another. 4 Broadcasting & Cinematog. a a device for merging input signals to produce a combined output in the form of sound or pictures. b a person who operates this. Phrases and
idioms: mixer tap a tap through which mixed hot and cold water is drawn by means of separate controls.
mixer
ˈmɪksə n. 1 a device for mixing foods etc. or for processing
other materials. 2 a person who manages socially in a specified way (a good
mixer). 3 a (usu. soft) drink to be mixed with another. 4 Broadcasting &
Cinematog. a a device for merging input signals to produce a combined output in
the form of sound or pictures. b a person who operates this. ømixer tap a tap
through which mixed hot and cold water is drawn by means of separate controls.
Mixer \Mix"er\, n.
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.]
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "mixer":
ARRL, agitator, amateur radio operator, bal, bal costume,
bal masque, ball, barn dance, beater, blender, bon vivant,
cement mixer, churn, clubman, clubwoman, console, control desk,
control engineer, control panel, country dance, crucible, dance,
eggbeater, emulsifier, excellent companion, fancy-dress ball,
good company, good mixer, ham, hop, jack field, joiner,
man-about-town, mask, masked ball, masque, masquerade,
masquerade ball, master control desk, melting pot, monitor,
nightclub habitue, playboy, pleasant company, prom, promenade,
radio electrician, radio engineer, radio operator,
radio technician, radioman, radiotelegrapher, radiotrician,
record hop, shindig, shindy, social lion, square dance, stag dance,
tea dance, the dansant
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