fixer

IPA: fˈɪksɝ

(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means.
(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.
(journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
(real estate, US) A fixer-upper.
(slang) A drug dealer or user.

Examples of "fixer" in Sentences

Shortcut anyone with experience in fixer uppers in Mexico?
Memo, the watch fixer, is close to the front of the line of venders.
No. The "fixer" is an employee of Khamal's, and Khamal is, I believe, an agent of the Iranian government.
Having relocated his family, wife Patti and twin 6-year-old sons, Mr. Steigmeyer dispelled rumors in an interview Wednesday about his being a short-term fixer, a caretaker or a proxy for a future buyer.
In Iraq and Afghanistan and a growing number of other places, the foreign correspondent would be a target with or without the fixer, but the fixer is a target because he or she is with the foreign correspondent.
The only money that ever changed hands in gathering this story was the standard rental for a motor boat and captain -- that was about $700; and the standard fee to a local freelance journalist, who we call a fixer, for his help in the reporting and translation, about $150 a day for that for three days.