English noun: fixer |
1. | fixer (person) someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) |
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| Synonyms | influence peddler |
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| Broader (hypernym) | important person, influential person, personage |
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2. | fixer (substance) a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) |
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| Synonyms | fixing agent |
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| Broader (hypernym) | chemical compound, compound |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | fixative, hypo, sodium thiosulfate, sodium thiosulphate |
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3. | fixer (person) a skilled worker who mends or repairs things |
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| Synonyms | mender, repairer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | darner, maintenance man, repairman, service man |
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4. | fixer (artifact) synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction |
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| Synonyms | dolophine hydrochloride, methadon, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, synthetic heroin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | narcotic |
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