: one that fixes: such as
a
: a person who intervenes to enable someone to circumvent the law or obtain a political favor
b
: a person who adjusts matters or disputes by negotiation
c
: sodium thiosulfate
also
: a solution of sodium thiosulfate
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Thornton plays the titular landman of the series, a fixer who keeps things running and acts as an intermediary between the field workers and the money men in the oil industry.
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Perhaps Sheridan’s greatest magic trick occurs on Landman, where the adept acting of Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm make the case that Thornton’s oil-field fixer and Hamm’s billionaire are the true American martyrs.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Florida's Rick Scott is carving out a unique role in the U.S. Senate as a top Trump fixer and liaison in Congress.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Manafort was a former fixer for Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich, who attempted to thwart Ukrainians’ desire to join Europe only to be deposed by the Maidan Revolution of Dignity and forced to flee to Moscow in 2014.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Perhaps Sheridan’s greatest magic trick occurs on Landman, where the adept acting of Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm make the case that Thornton’s oil-field fixer and Hamm’s billionaire are the true American martyrs.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Florida's Rick Scott is carving out a unique role in the U.S. Senate as a top Trump fixer and liaison in Congress.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Manafort was a former fixer for Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich, who attempted to thwart Ukrainians’ desire to join Europe only to be deposed by the Maidan Revolution of Dignity and forced to flee to Moscow in 2014.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Fixer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixer. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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fixer
noun
fix·er
ˈfik-sər 
1
: one that fixes
2
: sodium thiosulfate
also
: a solution of sodium thiosulfate
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