"fixer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fixer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fixers [plural]
Etymology: fix + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fix|er|id2=agent noun}} fix + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fixer (plural fixers)
  1. Agent noun of fix: one who, or that which, fixes. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: fix (extra: one who, or that which, fixes) Categories (topical): People Translations (someone who fixes): szerelő (Hungarian), ezermester (Hungarian), naprawiacz [masculine] (Polish) Translations (something which fixes): rögzítő (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-fixer-en-noun-t1Bd5Zgy Disambiguation of People: 27 5 8 8 10 24 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 21 4 9 11 12 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 38 13 4 4 12 13 15 Disambiguation of 'someone who fixes': 27 10 18 16 18 7 4 Disambiguation of 'something which fixes': 40 29 5 5 5 13 4
  2. (photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions. Categories (topical): Photography Translations (chemical used in photographic development): фиксаж (fiksaž) [masculine] (Bulgarian), fixador [masculine] (Catalan), 定影劑 (Chinese Mandarin), 定影剂 (dìngyǐngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 固定劑 (Chinese Mandarin), 固定剂 (gùdìngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), ustalovač [masculine] (Czech), fixeermiddel [neuter] (Dutch), kiinnite (Finnish), fixateur [masculine] (French), Fixiermittel [neuter] (German), Fixiersalz [neuter] (German), fixír (Hungarian), fixírsó (Hungarian), rögzítőszer (Hungarian), fixáló (Hungarian), fixálószer (Hungarian), fissatore [masculine] (Italian), 定着液 (teichakueki) (alt: ていちゃくえき) (Japanese), فیکساتور (fiksâtor) (Persian), utrwalacz [masculine] (Polish), фикса́ж (fiksáž) [masculine] (Russian), закрепи́тель (zakrepítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), ustaľovač [masculine] (Slovak), fijador [masculine] (Spanish), sefydlyn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-fixer-en-noun-zaDZTac8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 21 4 9 11 12 23 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography Disambiguation of 'chemical used in photographic development': 2 76 2 3 6 7 4
  3. A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means. Translations (a person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means): elintézőember (Hungarian), kijáróember (Hungarian), kijáró (Hungarian), közvetítő (Hungarian), ügynök (Hungarian), problémamegoldó (Hungarian), załatwiacz [masculine] (Polish), amañador [masculine] (Spanish), amañadora [feminine] (Spanish), conseguidor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fixer-en-noun-yyKklrDB Disambiguation of 'a person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means': 4 1 57 16 16 3 3
  4. (criminal justice, law) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-fixer-en-noun-tlujk9~g Topics: law
  5. (journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services. Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-fixer-en-noun-zqq~kRow Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 21 4 9 11 12 23 Topics: journalism, media
  6. (real estate, US) A fixer-upper. Tags: US Categories (topical): Real estate, People
    Sense id: en-fixer-en-noun-sUz9LT3I Disambiguation of People: 27 5 8 8 10 24 19 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 21 4 9 11 12 23 Topics: business, real-estate
  7. (slang) A drug dealer or user. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-fixer-en-noun-BSWLfyxE Disambiguation of People: 27 5 8 8 10 24 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 21 4 9 11 12 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 15 5 11 15 15 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flicker fixer, nitrogen fixer Related terms: the fix is in

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The fixer removes the undeveloped silver salts from the film, rendering it no longer sensitive to light. Pour the fixer — at a temperature within plus or minus 5° F of the developer's — into the tank, using the amount specified by the tank directions. Agitate with ten inversions initially and then for 10 seconds out of every minute for the remainder of the fixing time. The fixing time is not as critical as the developing lime, but stay within the time range suggested in the fixer directions.",
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      "sense": "someone who fixes",
      "word": "szerelő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "someone who fixes",
      "word": "ezermester"
    },
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      "sense": "someone who fixes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naprawiacz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something which fixes",
      "word": "rögzítő"
    },
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      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фиксаж"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fixador"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "word": "定影劑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dìngyǐngjì",
      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "word": "定影剂"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "word": "固定劑"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gùdìngjì",
      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "word": "固定剂"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
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    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "word": "kiinnite"
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      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "fixateur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Fixiermittel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Fixiersalz"
    },
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      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
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      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
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      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "word": "rögzítőszer"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "word": "fixáló"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "word": "fixálószer"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fissatore"
    },
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      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "word": "定着液"
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      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
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      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "chemical used in photographic development",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "a person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means",
      "word": "elintézőember"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "a person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means",
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      "sense": "a person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means",
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "es",
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