FG Hangman 25

[Paddy]

D

[Paddy]

Originally posted by Heresson
I want to win something before I leave.

when ya going?

[Heresson]

Syria. For a year. I'll be using the net from time to time, but not so often.

[joncha]

You'll never win with guesses like that. All you do is lose the word for the rest of us.

[DrSpike]

So many greedy guessers.

[Paddy]

both of ya can go jump in the creek

it is a legitimate "guess"
still like to see either of you in a game of civ

bloody whingers

[duke o' york]

That's a shame, we'll miss you, and especially your frog pictures!

The word was FIXER.

Something easier, I think.

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[edit]Which Civ, Paddy?[/edit]

[Paddy]

a

[Paddy]

Civ III at the moment, Civ IV when available.

[duke o' york]

Boo! 2 is best. Free update before bed.

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A, 9

[Heresson]

E

You like civ2? Do You know my scns?

[Paddy]

2 is so old these days mate

[Heresson]

Civ3 is weak, and Civ4 not yet real.

[Sparrowhawk]

I looked on dictionary.com and while I found "fixer" the word "informal" is used in one of the definitions.

What kind of word is "fixer" and how would I use it in a sentence

The only example I can ever remember someone using is when speaking of buying a second hand house that needs work "It's a fixer-upper" but that is clearly slang.

/me

fix·er ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fksr)
n.
One that fixes: a fixer of radios.
Informal. A person who uses influence or makes arrangements for another, especially by improper or unlawful means.
A chemical preservative used to fix a photographic image.


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fixer

n 1: someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) [syn: influence peddler] 2: a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) [syn: fixing agent] 3: a skilled worker whose job is to repair things [syn: repairman, repairer, maintenance man, service man] 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, synthetic heroin]


Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

[snoopy369]

Either defn 1 or 3 from the first group would be acceptable (not informal). "A fixer of radios" is not an uncommon usage, if no longer really the primary word ("tech" being the current word ). "Fixer" is also (def 3) used in photographic developing, and that specific word is used (at least by the people at the U of C).