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English

Etymology

mix +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ks?(r)

Noun

mixer (plural mixers)

1. One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
2. One who mixes or socializes.
3. A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
4. A non-alcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.

5. (sound engineering) A mixing console.
7. (US) A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.
8. Any of various social dances involving frequent changes of partners.
9. A device for combining hot and cold water before it emerges from a single spout or shower head.
10. (electronics) A nonlinear electrical circuit that creates new frequencies from two signals applied to it.

Hyponyms

• cement mixer
• concrete mixer
• electric whisk
• hand mixer

Coordinate terms

• blender
• food processor

Related terms

• mix
• mixture

Derived terms

• vision mixer

Translations

Further reading

• drink mixer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• mirex, remix

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English mixer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?k.s?r/
• Hyphenation: mi?xer
• Rhymes: -?ks?r

Noun

mixer m (plural mixers, diminutive mixertje n)

1. A mixer (device, esp. kitchen appliance, for mixing).
2. A music mixer.

Derived terms

• staafmixer

Related terms

• mixen

French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English mix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mik.se/

Verb

mixer

1. to mix

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mixer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mik.sœ?/

Noun

mixer m (plural mixers)

1. mixer (machine for mixing)

Anagrams

• remix

Further reading

• “mixer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French mixer

Noun

mixer n (plural mixere)

1. blender

Declension

English

Etymology

From mix, equivalent to mix +? -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?kst/
• Rhymes: -?kst

Verb

mixed

1. simple past tense and past participle of mix

Adjective

mixed (comparative more mixed, superlative most mixed)

1. Having two or more separate aspects.

   I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.

2. Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.

   My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.

3. Including both male(s) and female(s).

   The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side.

   My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.

4. Stemming from two or more races or breeds

   The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.

   Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed

Synonyms

• (having two or more separate aspects): heterogeneous (See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous); (feelings) ambivalent, conflicted, equivocal
• (not pure): impure
• (including both males and females): co-ed, unsegregated
• (stemming from two or more races or breeds): hybrid, mongrel

Antonyms

• (having two or more separate aspects): homogeneous, unmixed; See also Thesaurus:homogeneous
• (not pure): pure
• (including both males and females): single-sex
• (stemming from two or more races or breeds): pedigree, pure, pureblooded, purebred

Derived terms

Related terms

• mixer
• mixture

Translations

Anagrams

• demix