1. mixer(n = noun.group) sociable, social - a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity;
is a kind of party
2. mixer(n = noun.food) - club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol;
is a kind of beverage, drink, drinkable, potable
is a part of mixed drink
3. mixer(n = noun.artifact) - electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal;
is a kind of electronic equipment
Derived form verb mix3
4. mixer(n = noun.artifact) - a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods;
is a kind of kitchen utensil
has particulars: blender, liquidiser, liquidizer, eggbeater, eggwhisk, electric mixer, whisk
Derived form verb mix1
1. One who, or that which, mixes. [1913 Webster]
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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. [PJC]
4. a nonalcoholic beverage (such as fruit juice, club soda or ginger ale) added to an alcoholic beverage to produce a mixed drink. [PJC]
5. any device used for mixing. [PJC]
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. [PJC]
7. The technician who operates a mixer{6}. [PJC]
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.
Idiom:
mixer tap a tap through which mixed hot and cold water is drawn by means of separate controls.