Meaning

noun someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)

noun a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)

noun a skilled worker who mends or repairs things

originEtymology tree English fix Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fixer From fix + -er.

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