fixer

noun

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

Definition categories: person, personage

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

Definition categories: substance, compound

3. a skilled worker who mends or repairs things

Similar word(s): mender, repairer

Definition categories: person

4. synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction

Similar word(s): methadon, methadone

Definition categories: man–made, narcotic