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fixer
[ fik-ser ]
noun
- a person or thing that fixes, sets, adjusts, or repairs.
- Informal.
- a person who arranges matters in advance, or acts as a liaison:
The film crew hired a fixer for the foreign location shoot.
- a person who neutralizes problems for another, as for an individual or organization whose reputation is threatened by past misdeeds or conflicts, often through bribery or influence:
The agent also worked as a fixer for several movie stars, keeping sex scandals and drug arrests out of the tabloids.
- Informal. fixer-upper ( def 2 ).
- Photography. fixative ( def 3 ).
- Slang. a person who sells narcotics to addicts.
fixer
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a person or thing that fixes
- photog a solution containing one or more chemical compounds that is used, in fixing, to dissolve unexposed silver halides. It sometimes has an additive to stop the action of developer
- slang.a person who makes arrangements, esp by underhand or illegal means
Example Sentences
He has functioned as a fixer of sorts, drawing on his long history as a developer and his bulging Rolodex to connect people, while remaining a frequent presence in the community.
Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen, has made the rounds on social media talking about the problem.
Jessica Roberts: The fixer hired by Taissa in the present to investigate her fellow plane crash survivors by posing as a journalist.
President-elect Donald Trump casts himself as a strongman fixer of major problems, but has begun to walk back certain campaign promises.
Big stars: Watts wrote and directed “Wolfs” with George Clooney and Brad Pitt cast as rival “fixers” swapping wisecracks while trying to clean up a bloody accident.
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