mixer

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mix|er /m'ɪksər/ (mixers)
1 [N-COUNT] usu supp N
A mixer is a machine used for mixing things together.
...an electric mixer.
see also cement mixer, food mixer
2 [N-COUNT]
A mixer is a non-alcoholic drink such as fruit juice that you mix with strong alcohol such as gin.
3 [N-COUNT] adj N
If you say that someone is a good mixer, you mean that they are good at talking to people and making friends.
Cooper was a good mixer, he was popular.
4 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A mixer is a piece of equipment that is used to make changes to recorded music or film.
...a three channel audio mixer.ce|ment mix|er (cement mixers)
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A cement mixer is a machine with a large revolving container into which builders put cement, sand, and water in order to make concrete.food mix|er (food mixers)
also food-mixer
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A food mixer is a piece of electrical equipment that is used to mix food such as cake mixture.sound mix|er (sound mixers)
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A sound mixer is a person who works in a recording studio or for a radio or television company, and whose job it is to alter and balance the levels of different sounds as they are recorded.
= sound engineer

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