Fixer

Word FIXER
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Definitions and meanings of "Fixer"

What do we mean by fixer?

One that fixes. noun

A person who uses influence or makes arrangements for another, especially by improper or unlawful means. noun

A chemical preservative used to fix a photographic image. noun

One who or that which fixes, establishes, or renders permanent; specifically, any solution used to fix a photograph, a crayon drawing, etc.; a fixative. noun

Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes. noun

A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions. noun

A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit. noun

A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, they often provide interpretation, personal connections, and transportation as a service. noun

A chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) noun

Synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction noun

A skilled worker who mends or repairs things noun

Someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) noun

Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes.

A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.

(criminal justice) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.

A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.

A fixer-upper.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Fixer

The word "fixer" in example sentences

In Iraq and Afghanistan and a growing number of other places, the foreign correspondent would be a target with or without the fixer, but the fixer is a target because he or she is with the foreign correspondent. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No. The "fixer" is an employee of Khamal's, and Khamal is, I believe, an agent of the Iranian government. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Memo, the watch fixer, is close to the front of the line of venders. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only money that ever changed hands in gathering this story was the standard rental for a motor boat and captain -- that was about $700; and the standard fee to a local freelance journalist, who we call a fixer, for his help in the reporting and translation, about $150 a day for that for three days. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Shortcut anyone with experience in fixer uppers in Mexico? ❋ Unknown (2002)

Having relocated his family, wife Patti and twin 6-year-old sons, Mr. Steigmeyer dispelled rumors in an interview Wednesday about his being a short-term fixer, a caretaker or a proxy for a future buyer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sebastian Petion, who has been our amazing "fixer" -- almost a producer -- in Haiti, told me that the greatest fear is an outbreak of cholera in the slum areas, where sanitation is much worse than in the tent cities like Parc Marie St. Vincent that are supplied by NGOs. ❋ Dr. Jon LaPook (2010)

"And if it does get more polarized, the situation is made for a 'fixer' -- and that's Mike." ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

I've had various people say to me that it's only a matter of time until a journalist gets killed in Afghanistan, given the fact that in so many cases they go where the soldiers do, and in many others they're travelling with their "fixer" - completely unprotected. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A former organized crime "fixer" - Levine spent a decade on the inside of a federal pen. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Prince Khalid bin Faisal of Saudi Arabia went to extraordinary lengths to spruce up his late father's aging palace for a party he hosted for Prince Charles, the Duke of Wales, according to a British businessman - or "fixer" - who helped him prepare for the event. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"At the time, Ted Turner went through this period of deep fascination with the Soviet Union. .and they hired me to be a translator / production assistant / 'fixer' - which in production terms is some - body in a foreign country who 'makes it happen,'" Schiller says.

QUESTION: Related to all of this, your old boss, Pete Domenici, said today that its monetary policy is a-- it's a rate cut that is actually the, "best short-term fixer," in his words, for the "recession in the economy," also his word today, which seems to suggest that even though there's a belief that a tax cut could be a permanent fix, what do we do in the short term for an economy that continues to slow down? ❋ Unknown (2001)

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