# fixer

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #27,462

## Definitions
1. Agent noun of fix: one who, or that which, fixes.
2. A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
3. A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper and/or unlawful means.
4. Someone who is often paid that helps a customer cut through red tape, especially for government processes or applications.
5. A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
6. A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
7. A fixer-upper.
8. A drug dealer or user.

## Etymology
From fix + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **fixes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fixer-vs-fixes)
- **flyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fixer-vs-flyer)
- **foyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fixer-vs-foyer)
- **freer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fixer-vs-freer)
- **fryer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fixer-vs-fryer)
- **flier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fixer-vs-flier)
- **fix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fix-vs-fixer)
- **fir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fir-vs-fixer)
- **fer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fer-vs-fixer)
- **fie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fie-vs-fixer)
- **five** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/five-vs-fixer)
- **fire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fire-vs-fixer)
- **fine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fine-vs-fixer)
- **file** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/file-vs-fixer)
- **fife** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fife-vs-fixer)
- **FIDE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fide-vs-fixer)
- **fixed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fixed-vs-fixer)
- **fired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fired-vs-fixer)
- **filed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filed-vs-fixer)
- **files** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/files-vs-fixer)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ffixer`, `fiexr`, `fixerr`, `fixre`, `fixxer`, `fxier`, `ifxer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fixer