adjuster

or ad·jus·tor

[ uh-juhs-ter ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that adjusts.

  2. an insurance company representative who investigates claims and makes settlement recommendations based on the estimate of the damages and the company's liability.

Origin of adjuster

1
First recorded in 1665–75; adjust + -er1

Other words from adjuster

  • non·ad·just·er, noun

Words Nearby adjuster

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How to use adjuster in a sentence

  • In modern business the letter has become the advertiser, the salesman, the collector, and the adjuster of claims.

    Business English | Rose Buhlig
  • The impersonation of "fine life" in the abstract, the nice adjuster of hearts and necklaces.

  • No, I'm not diggin' these days; but I've got a pull wid the insurance adjuster, and might git an extra allowance for yer.

    Tom Grogan | F. Hopkinson Smith