fixer
Example Sentences
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Ting-Wei Sun was described in the filing as a "fixer" who worked with others to conceal the scheme.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
His character, Tommy Norris, is the titular West Texas landman, an oil-company fixer juggling everything from exploding pump jacks and drug-cartel incursions, to tangled mineral-rights leases and constant family distractions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria generate an enzyme called nitrogenase, sometimes referred to as the "fixer" because it carries out nitrogen fixation.
From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025
The archetypal spin doctor, his reputation as a behind-the scenes fixer, schemer and schmoozer earned him the nickname, "the Prince of Darkness".
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025
He was the Machiavelli of Ohio politics, the classic behind-the-scenes fixer, a shrewd and insightful judge of character or, at least, political opportunity.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
