fixer
/ˈfɪksə(r)/noun
उच्चारण फ़िक्सर
जुगाड़ू, दलाल, सेटिंग करने वाला
Core word
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[C] informal
a person who arranges things for other people, often in a way that is dishonest or illegal
जुगाड़ू, दलाल, सेटिंग करने वाला
- A political fixer helped him get the licence.
- The match fixers were arrested by the police.
- The fixer promised to get the form approved for a fee.
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- The police arrested the fixer for taking bribes.
- Every office in the city seemed to have a fixer.
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[C]
a person who arranges meetings, travel and translation for foreign journalists
(विदेशी पत्रकारों का) स्थानीय सहायक
- Our fixer in Kabul arranged all the interviews.
- The film crew hired a local fixer to arrange permits and drivers.
- The journalist depended on a local fixer to translate for her.
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- Fixers often know the best places to find stories.
- The documentary team paid their fixer well.
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[C/U]
a chemical used to make a photographic image permanent
फिक्सर (फ़ोटो को स्थायी करने वाला रसायन)
- Rinse the print after the fixer.
- A weak fixer will make the photographic image fade within a few years.
- The photographer left the film in the fixer for a few minutes.
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- Photographers use fixer to stop the film from changing.
- Old fixer should be disposed of safely.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a fixer (countable noun)
A fixer is a person who arranges things for others, sometimes by dishonest means. It can be neutral or critical depending on context.
'Fixer' वह व्यक्ति है जो दूसरों के लिए काम तय करवाता है, कभी-कभी बेईमान तरीकों से। संदर्भ के अनुसार यह तटस्थ या आलोचनात्मक हो सकता है।
- The journalist hired a local fixer to arrange interviews.
- He was known as a political fixer.
fixer of + noun / fixer for + person
Of names what is arranged or repaired, and for names the person served.
'of' से वह चीज़ बताई जाती है जिसे तय या ठीक किया जाए और 'for' से वह व्यक्ति जिसके लिए यह किया जाए।
- He is a fixer of broken phones.
- She worked as a fixer for foreign film crews.
fixer in photography and in compounds
In photography a fixer is a chemical that makes an image permanent. In compounds it names a tool: hair fixer, paint fixer.
Photography में 'fixer' एक रसायन है जो चित्र को स्थायी बनाता है; यौगिक शब्दों में यह किसी साधन का नाम होता है।
- The darkroom smelled of developer and fixer.
fix + er (a person who fixes)
The -er ending names the doer. A fixer can also be a handy person who repairs things, such as a phone or a bike.
-er प्रत्यय करने वाले को बताता है। 'Fixer' ऐसा हुनरमंद व्यक्ति भी हो सकता है जो फ़ोन या साइकिल जैसी चीज़ें ठीक करता है।
- The fixer at the corner shop mended my broken earphones in ten minutes.
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adjective + fixer
politicallocalcorrupttrustedprofessional
- Every news crew needs a trusted local fixer.
verb + a fixer
hireusework asact asrely on
- Foreign reporters often rely on a fixer to find contacts.
fixer + noun
feenetworkjobrolechemical
- The fixer's fee was paid after the shoot ended.
fixer + preposition
for the pressfor the partybetween two groupsin the citybehind the scenes
- He acted as a fixer between the two rival groups.
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- The film crew's fixer found a quiet place to shoot near the ghat.
फिल्म दल के फिक्सर ने घाट के पास शूटिंग के लिए एक शांत जगह खोज ली।
- Critics called him a fixer who got tenders approved for friends.
आलोचकों ने उसे ऐसा फिक्सर कहा जो मित्रों के लिए टेंडर पास करवाता था।
- The old photo lab still used a fixer made by hand.
पुरानी फोटो प्रयोगशाला अब भी हाथ से बना फिक्सर इस्तेमाल करती थी।
- Every school has one teacher who is a fixer, solving small problems quietly.
हर स्कूल में एक अध्यापक ऐसा होता है जो छोटी समस्याएँ चुपचाप सुलझा देता है।
- Working as a fixer, Imran earned more than most journalists in the city.
फिक्सर के रूप में काम करके इमरान ने शहर के अधिकांश पत्रकारों से अधिक कमाई की।
- The newspaper credited its fixer for the successful flood report.
अख़बार ने बाढ़ की सफल रिपोर्ट का श्रेय अपने फिक्सर को दिया।
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✗ He works as a fixer of the foreign journalists.
✓ He works as a fixer for foreign journalists.
Use for to name the people the fixer serves.
जिन लोगों के लिए fixer काम करता है, उनके लिए 'for' का प्रयोग होता है, 'of' का नहीं।
✗ The company hired fixer to arrange the visit.
✓ The company hired a fixer to arrange the visit.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun से पहले article आवश्यक है।