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Synonyms for fixer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fik-ser
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪk sər

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Définition of fixer

Origin :
  • 1849, of chemicals, etc.; 1885 as a person who "makes things right;" agent noun from fix (v.).
  • As in intermediary : noun person who negotiates
  • As in arbiter : noun person who settles dispute
  • As in arbitrator : noun settler of a dispute
  • As in liaison : noun person who acts as go-between
  • As in mediator : noun person who negotiates agreement
  • As in middle person : noun person who acts as intermediary
  • As in negotiator : noun person who bargains, controls discussion
  • As in attorney : noun lawyer
  • As in middleman : noun intermediary
  • As in power broker : noun person with power
Example sentences :
  • All who did business with legislatures "fixed" them, and Whitney was certainly the star "fixer."
  • Extract from : « Frenzied Finance » by Thomas W. Lawson
  • Tu ne seras pas tonn, mon ami, aprs une telle comparaison, que je me sois dcid me fixer ici.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Albert Gallatin » by Henry Adams
  • He gave one look at the fixer (and the fixer's face was worth looking at) and at the gaping countenances all about him.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris on the Trail » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Sometimes he had to call in a “fixer” to manufacture evidence, that the far-off ends of justice might not be defeated.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow » by Arthur Stringer
  • Sometimes he had to call in a "fixer" to manufacture evidence, that the far-off ends of justice might not be defeated.
  • Extract from : « Never-Fail Blake » by Arthur Stringer
  • The constable searched all night, and the fixer remained with him as long as he could keep pace with the officer.
  • Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
  • He sauntered out leisurely; he did not saunter out of the main door, or, if he did, the fixer failed to meet him.
  • Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
  • The fixer entered hurriedly, looking sharply around the almost vacant room, he whispered with the boss.
  • Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
  • One of the best illustrations of how a town's officials sell themselves is embodied in the vile character known as "the fixer."
  • Extract from : « Notes of an Itinerant Policeman » by Josiah Flynt
  • It was once my duty to run a race with a "fixer," and try to get the ear of a mayor of a town before he did.
  • Extract from : « Notes of an Itinerant Policeman » by Josiah Flynt

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