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Meaning of fixer

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fixer
      n 1: someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in
           trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a
           fee) [syn: {fixer}, {influence peddler}]
      2: a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or
         a photographic image) [syn: {fixing agent}, {fixer}]
      3: a skilled worker who mends or repairs things [syn: {mender},
         {repairer}, {fixer}]
      4: synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-
         forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of
         heroin addiction [syn: {methadone}, {methadone
         hydrochloride}, {methadon}, {dolophine hydrochloride},
         {fixer}, {synthetic heroin}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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