fixer

noun

fix·​er ˈfik-sər How to pronounce fixer (audio)
: one that fixes: such as
a
: a person who intervenes to enable someone to circumvent the law or obtain a political favor
b
: a person who adjusts matters or disputes by negotiation
c
: sodium thiosulfate
also : a solution of sodium thiosulfate

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Continue reading … CAROL ROTH — What Rubio’s rise as the internet’s 'fixer' tells us about today’s politics. FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 In reality, Alamo has set the meeting up as a way to get his fixer Bishop (Darrell Britt-Gibson) inside to poison Laurie's favorite among her birds, a white cockatoo named Paladin. Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026 Like many plants in the bean family, false indigo is a nitrogen fixer that prefers to be planted without fertilizer. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026 Serhiy, my photographer and fixer, stopped to study a bank of mailboxes in the stairwell. Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fixer

Word History

Etymology

fix entry 1 + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fixer was in 1601

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“Fixer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixer. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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fixer

noun
fix·​er ˈfik-sər How to pronounce fixer (audio)
1
: one that fixes
2
: sodium thiosulfate
also : a solution of sodium thiosulfate

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