fixer

Noun

Meaning

a skilled worker who mends or repairs things

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

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

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

repairer methadone mender methadon influence peddler fixing agent dolophine hydrochloride methadone hydrochloride synthetic heroin riveter cupid placer hypo rigger pinner
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Antonyms

brewer buster shaker firebug firebrand audience
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Hypernyms

compound narcotic personage chemical compound important person skilled worker

Hyponyms

hypo fixative repairman darner sodium thiosulphate sodium thiosulfate

Related terms

the fix is in

Phrases with the word

footgear fixer

Anagrams

refix xerif

Examples

I try to be the fixer of situations and I gravitate to people who are institutional misfits. Stephan Jenkins

For his part, Mustafa would have drawn even with Thaci as a political fixer, and would have used that status to attempt to become even more powerful after Thaci left office. Source: Internet

An international fixer puts a team in place to watch the Princess. Source: Internet

He got the moniker when he worked as a fixer for David Cameron when the latter was in Number 10. Source: Internet

MILLIONAIRE Scot Young - found dead impaled on London railings - was a fixer for a Russian mob, an investigation has claimed. Source: Internet

Donald Trump’s former fixer warns voters not to trust the president in a series of campaign ads. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fixedly holding fixedness fixen fixer-upper fixes it fixety