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Meaning of FIXER

Pronunciation:  'fiksur

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
  2. [n]  someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)
  3. [n]  a skilled worker whose job is to repair things
  4. [n]  a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)
 
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 Synonyms: dolophine hydrochloride, fixing agent, influence peddler, maintenance man, methadon, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, repairer, repairman, service man, synthetic heroin
 
 See Also: auto-mechanic, automobile mechanic, car-mechanic, chemical compound, compound, fixative, grease monkey, handyman, hypo, important person, influential person, jack of all trades, mechanic, mender, narcotic, odd-job man, personage, skilled worker, sodium thiosulfate, sodium thiosulphate, tinker, tinkerer, trained worker, trouble shooter, troubleshooter

 

 

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 Related Terms: cobbler, developer, doctor, five-percenter, fixing bath, four-percenter, hypo, influence peddler, little Miss Fixit, logroller, maintenance man, mechanic, mechanician, mender, power broker, processing solution, renovator, repairer, repairman, restorer, serviceman, short-stop, short-stop bath, sodium hyposulfite, sodium thiosulfate, soup, stop bath, tinker, trouble man, troubleshooter, wire-puller
 

 

 

 

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