: one that fixes: such as
a
: a person who intervenes to enable someone to circumvent the law or obtain a political favor
b
: a person who adjusts matters or disputes by negotiation
c
: sodium thiosulfate
also : a solution of sodium thiosulfate

Examples of fixer in a Sentence

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Cultivating a reputation as a go-to fixer for features, particularly when dealing with the internet, youth culture, and female leaning genre, her essays have appeared in New York Magazine‘s The Cut, Glamour, Variety and Volume 0. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 Last week Paramount+ officially confirmed Hardy would indeed return as fixer Harry Da Souza in the popular gangland series. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 That includes their fixer Harry da Souza (Hardy), the press release specified. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 Jodie Foster, as a fixer, and Christopher Plummer, as the bank’s chairman, turn in scene-stealing supporting roles. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fixer

Word History

Etymology

fix entry 1 + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fixer was in 1601

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“Fixer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixer. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

Kids Definition

1
: one that fixes
2
: sodium thiosulfate
also : a solution of sodium thiosulfate
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