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Meanings of fixer in English

Portuguese
metadona
Catalan
metadona
Spanish
metadona

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

        metadona
        Catalan
        reparador

        A skilled worker who mends or repairs things.

              reparador
              Catalan
              agent fixador

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

                    agent fixador

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

                          Usage of fixer in English
                          1
                          A fixer is an indispensable lifeline to a foreign journalist working abroad.
                          Wired
                          2
                          Sapin is a no-nonsense political fixer whose hobby is collecting antique coins.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          It's no secret that the cost of buying a fixer-upper has increased.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          He is believed to be a close confidant and fixer for Meghan.
                          News.com.au
                          5
                          As self-appointed fixer-in-chief for her mum, she had to prove her superiority.
                          Broken Homes
                          6
                          Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly is a political fixer of some renown.
                          The Irish Times
                          7
                          But the truth is, I've never been a very good fixer.
                          The Guardian
                          8
                          The correspondent without a fixer would have little idea which way to turn.
                          The fracture zone: my return to the balkans
                          9
                          She is to be replaced by Gordon Brown's former government fixer Nick Brown.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          I was recommended to work for him as translator and fixer.
                          Ebony
                          11
                          You were Matthew's fixer, now I want you to be mine.
                          Heat Wave
                          12
                          He will always be known as a man who was once a fixer.
                          The Guardian
                          13
                          Or getting a fixer-upper and flipping it for big bucks down the road?
                          Forbes
                          14
                          She's a fixer, and her inability to fix my mood makes her crazy.
                          Lit: a memoir
                          15
                          Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan, the party fixer, does nothing without a reason.
                          The Irish Times
                          16
                          Gretchen scanned her basket cases, those dolls that needed extensive reworking, the real fixer-uppers.
                          Dolly departed
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                          Translations for fixer
                          Portuguese
                          metadona
                          Spanish
                          metadona
                          Fixer through the time
                          Fixer across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common