NOUN | person | fixer, influence peddler | someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) |
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substance | fixer, fixing agent | a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) | |
person | fixer, mender, repairer | a skilled worker who mends or repairs things | |
artifact | fixer, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, methadon, dolophine hydrochloride, synthetic heroin | synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming |
Sounds | fih'kser | |
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Rhymes | Acer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser... |
Meaning | someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee). | |
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Synonym | influence peddler | |
Broader | important person, influential person, personage | A person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events |
Meaning | A chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image). | |
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Synonym | fixing agent | |
Narrower | fixative | A compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study |
hypo, sodium thiosulphate, sodium thiosulfate | A compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing | |
Broader | compound, chemical compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
Spanish | agente fijador | |
Catalan | agent fixador, fixador |
Meaning | A skilled worker who mends or repairs things. | |
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Synonyms | mender, repairer | |
Narrower | darner | A person who mends by darning |
repairman, maintenance man, service man | A skilled worker whose job is to repair things | |
Broader | skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman | A worker who has acquired special skills |
Spanish | remalladora, remendón, reparador | |
Catalan | adobador, apedaçador, reparador | |
Verbs | fix | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn / torn or broken |
Meaning | synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction. | |
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Synonyms | methadone, methadone hydrochloride, methadon, dolophine hydrochloride, synthetic heroin | |
Broader | narcotic | A drug that produces numbness or stupor |
Spanish | metadona | |
Catalan | metadona |
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