Mixer

Mixer

Noun · /ˈmɪk.sər/

Definition

A machine or appliance used for mixing ingredients; a device used in audio and video production to combine and balance multiple signals; a soft drink used to dilute spirits in a cocktail; a person who mixes socially (a good mixer); in construction, a cement or concrete mixer.

Origin

From mix (from Old English miscian, from Latin miscere, to mix) + the agent suffix -er (denoting a person or device that performs the action). The -er suffix from Old English -ere, itself from Proto-Germanic *-arjaz, is one of the most productive agent-forming suffixes in English, used for both persons (teacher, writer, driver) and devices or machines (mixer, blender, printer). The various senses of mixer developing in parallel with the development of the relevant technologies and social contexts.