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