fixers

2. People who arrange deals or solve problems for others, sometimes in secret or unfair ways.

The company hired fixers to quietly settle the dispute before it reached court.

3. Substances used to set or hold something in place, like in photography or hair styling.

She sprayed a fixer on her hair to keep the style all day.

4. People who prepare something for use, such as a taxidermist or a photo developer.

The fixers in the darkroom developed the film into clear pictures.