mixer

plural mixers

1. One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
2. One who mixes or socializes.

   Bad mixer as he was, he preferred to be "out of it" in a crowd than out of it altogether.

   1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC

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   I had seen so many people all my life—I was an average mixer, but more than average in a tendency to identify myself, my ideas, my destiny with those of all classes that I came in contact with.

   1936 February, F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Crack-Up”, in Esquire, retrieved 30 Nov 2020

3. A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
4. A nonalcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.

   Do we have any mixers? I don't want to drink this vodka neat.

5. sound engineeringA mixing console.

   I have such a quiet bong that I literally have to put my mixer in my lap and turn both knobs all the way up just to get it to pick up the bubbles.

   2018 August 22, 01:20 from the start, in CS:GO WHILE HIGH (Comedy, Gaming), spoken by RaccoonEggs, YouTube

6. USA dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.

   To encourage those IRL meetings, Thursday hosts events in London and New York, the two cities where it is up and running; the mixer at Hair of the Dog was its eighth in this city and drew a crowd of about 450.

   2022 January 27, Becky Hughes, “The Hot New Thing in Dating? Actually Going on Dates.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

7. Any of various social dances involving frequent changes of partners.
8. A device for combining hot and cold water before it emerges from a single spout or shower head.
9. businessA nonlinear electrical circuit that creates new frequencies from two signals applied to it.
10. A chiropractor who uses other treatments in addition to spinal adjustment.

    Antonyms: straight

11. businessSynonym of tumbler.

    Synonyms: tumbler

plural Mixers

1. A surname.

plural Mixers

1. slangA fan of the British girl group Little Mix.

   Mixers, what do you think of the new song?

   2013 September 23, “Little Mix Release 'Move,' New Song From Upcoming Album (LISTEN)”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2022

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   Jade Thirlwall tells us about sharing a heritage with her Middle Eastern Mixers, fearing fame and inspiring young girls […] You’ve got a lot of Middle Eastern Mixers (the name given to their fans); […]

   2013 November 27, Marwa Hamad, “Making […] ”, in Gulf News

   To all my best friends, you know who you are. You are all ‘Mixers’. […] I will be exploring Little Mix because I believe there was a reason I went to that concert of yours, Little Mix.

   2019, Eloisa Davis, Roaring Playlist of Thoughts: Using Music to Release Your Lioness and Chase Away the Butterflies, Balboa Press, →ISBN

   Global pop superstars Little Mix broadcast the final concert of their huge Confetti Tour, from London's O2. It’s going to be an incredible evening that no Mixers will want to miss!

   2022 May–June, Film and Event Cinema, part 1, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts

   Six months later, Leigh-Anne Pinnock opened her Twitter account and even made her first interactions with Mixers.

   2022 July 20, Ashley Bautista, “Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Joins Twitter and Fans Are Now Feeling the Glory Days”, in HITC, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2022

   Synonyms: Little Mixer

2. slangA member of the British girl group Little Mix.

   Meanwhile Mixer Jesy Nelson, 22, says the group have recorded a “Wings number two” for their next album.

   2013 July 25, Jess Phillips, “Sec’s appeal”, in Daily Star

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   Mixer Jesy Nelson was bowled over that a rap diva of the highest order like Elliott would want to work with them.

   2013 March 23, Amy Sciarretto, “Little Mix Collaborate With Missy Elliott on ‘How Ya Doin’?’”, in PopCrush, Townsquare Media, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2013

   Leigh-Anne from the band confessed to thinking Austin Mahone was a cutie. He later told me he would love to take her for dinner and on the London Eye – bless him. […] Sadly for Austin, the Mixer is spoken for, and currently in Jamaica with her long-term boyfriend.

   2014 July 2, Max, “Little Mix admit ‘going braless can be a problem’ in Max from Capital’s latest Metro blog”, in Metro, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2014

   Synonyms: Little Mixer