agent, form-ofAgent noun of fix: one who, or that which, fixes.
A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
“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,”
A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper and/or unlawful means.
Philippines, broadlySomeone who is often paid that helps a customer cut through red tape, especially for government processes or applications.
A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
“A professional bank robber commented on this [a point in the thief's memoir]: 'Perhaps the author means by this that the fixer with whom he is acquainted works only on crimes not involving violence. I”
A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
“Yet at the same time, this is also the source of what journalists see as one of the major risks involved in dependence on the fixer: the fixer may determine, to some extent, what the journalist sees. ”
USA fixer-upper.
slangA drug dealer or user.
“He'd say things like, “Now, I don’t want you in Harlem!” He was afraid I'd meet the wrong people in Harlem; fixers, junkies, people like that.”