A piece of industrial or construction equipment designed to combine dry and wet materials. On a job site, this usually refers to a rotating drum used to mix cement, sand, gravel, and water into concrete. In manufacturing, it can be a large vat with powered paddles used to blend chemicals, paints, or food products evenly.
Heard on the job
Wash out the mixer before that mortar cures inside the drum, or we'll be chipping it out with a hammer tomorrow.
Also heard as
- cement mixer
- paddle mixer