A mixer of drinks.
1856. Who the h—l ever heard of a man’s coming to bed in the dark, and calling a bar-keeper a mixologist of tipicular fixins, unless he had gray eyes, razor-handled nose, short ha’r, an’ a coon-colored vest?—Knick. Mag., xlvii. 615 (June).
1870. The keeper of the ‘White Pine Saloon’ [at Elko, Nev.] informs his patrons that—‘The most delicate fancy drinks are compounded by skilful mixologists in a style that captivates the public and makes them happy.’—Rae, ‘Westward by Rail,’ p. 201 (Lond.).
