Mixer

See also: mixer and mixér

English

Etymology 1

Unexplained.

Proper noun

Mixer (plural Mixers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mixer is the 37492^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 594 individuals. Mixer is most common among White (94.44%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mixer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 600.

Etymology 2

From (Little) Mix +‎ -er.

Noun

Mixer (plural Mixers)

1. (slang) A fan of the British girl group Little Mix.

   Synonym: Little Mixer

   • 2013 September 23, “Little Mix Release 'Move,' New Song From Upcoming Album (LISTEN)”, in HuffPost‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 December 2022:

     Mixers, what do you think of the new song?

   • 2013 November 27, Marwa Hamad, “Making […] ”, in Gulf News‎^[2]:

     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); […]

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

     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.

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

     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 July 20, Ashley Bautista, “Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Joins Twitter and Fans Are Now Feeling the Glory Days”, in HITC‎^[3], archived from the original on 20 December 2022:

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

2. (slang) A member of the British girl group Little Mix.

   Synonym: Little Mixer

   • 2013 March 23, Amy Sciarretto, “Little Mix Collaborate With Missy Elliott on ‘How Ya Doin’?’”, in PopCrush‎^[4], Townsquare Media, archived from the original on 25 March 2013:

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

   • 2014 July 2, Max, “Little Mix admit ‘going braless can be a problem’ in Max from Capital’s latest Metro blog”, in Metro‎^[5], archived from the original on 5 July 2014:

     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.

   • 2013 July 25, Jess Phillips, “Sec’s appeal”, in Daily Star‎^[6]:

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

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English mixer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪksər/, [ˈmɪksɐ]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Mi‧xer

Noun

Mixer m (strong, genitive Mixers, plural Mixer)

1. blender, mixer (kitchen appliance)

Declension

Declension of Mixer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mixer	die	Mixer
genitive	eines	des	Mixers	der	Mixer
dative	einem	dem	Mixer	den	Mixern
accusative	einen	den	Mixer	die	Mixer

Related terms

• mixen

Further reading

• “Mixer” in Duden online