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Swizzle vs Stirrer - What's the difference?

swizzle | stirrer |

As nouns the difference between swizzle and stirrer

is that swizzle is any of various kinds of alcoholic drink while stirrer is a device used to stir.

As a verb swizzle

is to stir or mix.

swizzle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various kinds of alcoholic drink.

    • Derived terms

    * swizzle stick

    See also

    * cocktail

    Verb

    (swizzl)
  • To stir or mix.
    • She swizzled the milk into her coffee.
  • (computing) To permute bits.
  • (computing, programming, transitive) To convert portable symbols or positions to memory-dependent pointers during deserialization.
  • To drink; to swill.
    • (Halliwell)

    Antonyms

    * (convert symbols to pointers) unswizzle

    References

    stirrer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device used to stir.
    • We're out of coffee stirrers again and I'm not using my finger!
  • A person who stirs something.
    • The stirrers in the chocolate factory often get chocolate all over their uniforms.
  • (slang) A person who spreads rumours or causes agitation.
    • Why would you say something so hurtful? God, you are such a stirrer !
  • One who stirs or moves about, as after sleep.
  • * 1597 , , III. ii. 3:
    • An early stirrer , by / the rood!

    Derived terms

    * pot stirrer ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

    (head)