mixer

/ˈmɪksər/

/ˈmɪksə/

Other forms: mixers

A mixer is a device used for blending things together, like a cement mixer or the countertop mixer you use when you bake cookies.

The word mixer is used for many different things, but they all have some element of combining or blending something together. When a social event is described as a mixer, it's meant to bring diverse groups together, giving them the opportunity to meet people they might otherwise not cross paths with. And a DJ's mixer is an electronic device that's used to combine audio signals so they can create smooth transitions from one song to the next.

Definitions of mixer

1. noun

   a kitchen device used for blending foods
   types:

   blender, liquidiser, liquidizer

   an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods

   eggbeater, eggwhisk

   a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream

   electric mixer

   a food mixer powered by an electric motor

   whisk

   a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream

   type of:

   kitchen utensil

   a utensil used in preparing food
2. noun

   a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
   synonyms: sociable, social

   type of:

   party

   a group of people gathered together for pleasure
3. noun

   club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol
   type of:

   beverage, drink, drinkable, potable

   any liquid suitable for drinking
4. noun

   electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal
   type of:

   electronic equipment, electronics

   equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)