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Mixer vs Fixer - What's the difference?

mixer | fixer |

As nouns the difference between mixer and fixer

is that mixer is someone or something who mixes; the agent noun of mix while fixer is agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes.

mixer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone or something who mixes; the agent noun of mix .
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    • Bad mixer as he was, he preferred to be "out of it" in a crowd than out of it altogether.
  • A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
  • A non-alcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.
    • Do we have any mixers ? I don't want to drink this vodka neat.
  • mixing console
  • (senseid)(US) A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.

    • Hyponyms

    * cement mixer * electric whisk * hand mixer

    Coordinate terms

    * blender * food processor

    Related terms

    * mix * mixture

    External links

    * (drink mixer)

    Anagrams

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    fixer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes.
  • (photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
  • A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
  • (journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.

    • Quotations

    : "A professional bank robber commented on this [a point in the thief's memoir]: 'Perhaps the author means by this that the fixer with whom he is acquainted works only on crimes not involving violence. It is true that there are specialists even in the fix line, and a man who has an in [in = advantageous position] to fix con cases might not be able to fix robbery cases. But if the author means that the fix does not exist in armed robbery, he is badly mistaken. It is merely a matter of knowing the right party to go to.'" — (ed), The Professional Thief: by a Professional Thief. Annotated and Interpreted by Edwin H. Sutherland, 1937.

    Related terms

    * the fix is in

    Anagrams

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