: 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
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Supportive plants deter pests (repellers), attract pollinators and other beneficial insects (attractors), improve soil quality (nitrogen fixers, accumulators), and prevent weeds from creeping in (suppressors and mulchers).
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
Each had played an iconic housewife, although Molly stood in fascinating contrast with Lucy Ricardo: the former was a fixer, the latter a firecracker, prone to fits of mischievous rage, then spanked into submission by her bandleader husband.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
She is described by those who know her as a helper and a fixer, a strong woman who grew up in the Midwest taking her son to Cincinnati Reds and Bengals games and supporting him playing football in high school and later at Central Michigan University.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Dry patch fixer: Dab the oil onto dry areas of your skin, like your elbows or knees.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 26 June 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
Each had played an iconic housewife, although Molly stood in fascinating contrast with Lucy Ricardo: the former was a fixer, the latter a firecracker, prone to fits of mischievous rage, then spanked into submission by her bandleader husband.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
She is described by those who know her as a helper and a fixer, a strong woman who grew up in the Midwest taking her son to Cincinnati Reds and Bengals games and supporting him playing football in high school and later at Central Michigan University.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Dry patch fixer: Dab the oil onto dry areas of your skin, like your elbows or knees.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 26 June 2025
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“Fixer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixer. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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fixer
noun
fix·er
ˈfik-sər 
1
: one that fixes
2
: sodium thiosulfate
also
: a solution of sodium thiosulfate
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