FIXER
What does "FIXER" mean?
A person who arranges things, often discreetly resolving problems for others.
Meanings
- Someone who makes arrangements and solves problems for others, sometimes by questionable means. The studio kept a fixer on retainer to keep scandals out of the papers. informal
- A person who repairs or mends things. He's the family fixer; nothing broken stays broken for long.
- A chemical solution that makes a photographic image permanent by removing unexposed silver halides. After the developer, the print goes into the fixer to stop it fading. technical
Word origin
From the verb 'fix' (via Latin 'fixus', past participle of 'figere', 'to fasten') plus the agent suffix '-er', meaning 'one who makes fast or sets right'.
Remember it
A FIXER FIXes - whether a leaky tap or a leaky reputation.
A little poem
She knows which phone to call at 3 a.m.,
which door swings open, which stays shut on them-
the mess dissolves; no one recalls her name.
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Wordplay
- In the darkroom the fixer makes the picture permanent; in Hollywood the fixer makes the picture disappear.
What it teaches
The most powerful person in the room is often the one whose work leaves no trace.
Quick facts
What does FIXER mean?
A person who arranges things, often discreetly resolving problems for others.
Is FIXER a valid word?
Yes — FIXER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FIXER?
FIXER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FIXER come from?
From the verb 'fix' (via Latin 'fixus', past participle of 'figere', 'to fasten') plus the agent suffix '-er', meaning 'one who makes fast or sets right'.
What can FIXER teach us?
The most powerful person in the room is often the one whose work leaves no trace.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.