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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.
Photography.fixative.
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
slanga 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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