fixer

[fik-ser]

fix·er

[fik-ser]
noun
1.
a person or thing that fixes.
2.
Informal. a person who arranges matters in advance through bribery or influence.
3.
Informal. fixer-upper (def. 2).
4.
Photography. fixative (def. 3).
5.
Slang. a person who sells narcotics to addicts.

Origin:
1840–50; fix + -er1
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Fixer is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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fixer (ˈfɪksə)
 
n
1.  a person or thing that fixes
2.  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
3.  slang a person who makes arrangements, esp by underhand or illegal means

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fixer definition


  1. n.
    a lawyer. (Underworld.) : Mooshoo's fixer didn't show up in court.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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