mixer

C2+ Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /ˈmɪksɚ/ UK /ˈmɪksə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a device or person that mixes; a social gathering for meeting people

She blended the batter with an electric mixer.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a device or person that... blenderbeater whisk gathering social party

Word family

Related forms mix mixture admixture commingle

Etymology

From mix + -er, mix from Middle English mixen, a back-formation from mixt ('mixed'), from Old French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere ('to mix').

miscere Latin *meyḱ- Proto-Indo-European

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Tools, Machines & Construction Word Formation & Derivatives

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# mixer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɪksɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪksə/

## Meanings
1. a device or person that mixes; a social gathering for meeting people

## Examples
- She blended the batter with an electric mixer.

## Synonyms
- blender
- beater
- whisk
- gathering
- social
- party

## Related Forms
- mix
- mixture
- admixture
- commingle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: miscere
- Root: *meyḱ-

## Etymology
From mix + -er, mix from Middle English mixen, a back-formation from mixt ('mixed'), from Old French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere ('to mix').

## AI Etymology
Mixer comes from mix + -er, mix from Middle English mixen, a back-formation from mixt ('mixed'), from Old French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere ('to mix'). The etymological trail includes Latin miscere and Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-. As a noun, mixer means a device or person that mixes; a social gathering for meeting people. The same family is visible in related forms such as mix, mixture, admixture, and commingle. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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