From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fixer
n 1: someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in
trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a
fee) [syn: fixer, influence peddler]
2: a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or
a photographic image) [syn: fixing agent, fixer]
3: a skilled worker who mends or repairs things [syn: mender,
repairer, fixer]
4: synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-
forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of
heroin addiction [syn: methadone, methadone
hydrochloride, methadon, dolophine hydrochloride,
fixer, synthetic heroin]