fixer

Other forms of fixer

plural

fixers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fixer

What does fixer mean?

fixer means "someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fixer?

fixer has 2 syllables: fix-er. The stress falls on "fix". In IPA it is /ˈfɪksɚ/.

What is another word for fixer?

Close synonyms include influence peddler, fixing agent, mender, repairer, methadone. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fixer a common word?

fixer is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.