mixer
22
2.6
- noun
- /ˈmɪksər/
:
encuentro
- Anyway, it was one of those Christmas mixers.
And that's where I usually get the word out about whatever sort of meet ups or mixers I'm trying to put together.
- And that's where I usually get the word out about whatever sort of meet ups or mixers I'm trying to put together.
- I mean, because it going to events where mixers or just trying to, to just connect with others.
Examples
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You've got to go to a mixer.
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Informal coffees and mixers could be planned for the days just prior to the first day of classes.
Academic text (1994) -
Maybe at The Mixer next week?
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No, it's just this girl I met at a mixer.
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You should host a mixer.
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Are you going to the orientation mixer thing?
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We had met at a college mixer when I was a freshman.
Fiction book (2002) -
This is a sample cheeseboard for our holiday mixer tonight.
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Didn't you meet anyone at the mixer?
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We're organizing a networking mixer next week for new employees to meet their colleagues.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A group of people who come together for a planned purpose or to be social
203
1.0
A meeting of people for a social or special purpose
46
1.9
A small informal meeting for people to talk and spend time together
19
1.9
A gathering where people meet to talk and enjoy themselves
15
1.6
A friendly meeting where people talk and have fun
13
3.5
A planned informal meeting for people with the same interests, often arranged online
7
2.7
An event where people meet to talk and spend time together
A friendly meeting where people come to talk and share food
Compounds
5
2.3
A kitchen machine that mixes food ingredients using electricity, like cake batter or cream
4
3.5
A machine with a large rotating drum that makes concrete from cement, sand, and water
- Specialized
1
3.4
A machine with a large rotating drum that mixes cement, sand, gravel, and water to make building material
- Specialized
A machine with a fixed bowl and a moving arm that mixes dough and batter
How Social
- Informal
56
4.2
∞
1.0
22
2.6
- Informal
46
1.9
203
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mixer comes from the root mix, which comes from an old Latin word miscere meaning 'to mix'. At a social mixer people 'mix' together — they meet, talk, and make new connections — so the name shows the event is for bringing people together.