fixer
    n 1: someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in
         trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a
         fee) [syn: fixer, influence peddler]
    2: a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or
       a photographic image) [syn: fixing agent, fixer]
    3: a skilled worker who mends or repairs things [syn: mender,
       repairer, fixer]
    4: synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-
       forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of
       heroin addiction [syn: methadone, methadone
       hydrochloride, methadon, dolophine hydrochloride,
       fixer, synthetic heroin]