Fixer

See also: fixer

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English fixer or from fixen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪksɐ/
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Noun

Fixer m (strong, genitive Fixers, plural Fixer, feminine Fixerin)

  1. (slang) junkie (drug user, especially of heroin)
    Synonym: Junkie
    • 1978, Horst Rieck, Christiane F., Kai Hermann, Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo [Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.], →ISBN:
      Die Fixer sahen auf uns Hascher und Pillenschlucker mit einer ungeheuren Verachtung herab.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (finance) one who is engaged in short selling

Declension
Declension of Fixer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fixer die Fixer
genitive eines des Fixers der Fixer
dative einem dem Fixer den Fixern
accusative einen den Fixer die Fixer

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Fixer” in Duden online
  • “Fixer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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