adjuster

ad·just·er | \ ə-ˈjə-stər

How to pronounce adjuster (audio)

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variants: or less commonly adjustor

Definition of adjuster

: one that adjusts especially : an insurance agent who investigates personal or property damage and makes estimates for effecting settlements

Examples of adjuster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Her insurance adjuster said the flood damage isn’t covered. — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, "With ongoing landslide danger, Haines evacuees wonder when they can return home," 6 Dec. 2020 The insurance adjuster had gone out for a jog on the Northwest Side and been stopped by police. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "Garcia: Police have lessons to learn from handling of jogger case," 2 Sep. 2020 Some people hire a public insurance adjuster or an attorney to help file or negotiate a claim. — Dallas News, "Earth, wind and fire: When disaster hits, head for the insurance," 15 Nov. 2020 Even runner-up Enzo Palumbo, a 42-year-old insurance adjuster, knew he was doomed. — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, "How ‘Big Brother’ (barely) redeemed itself after one of the most boring seasons ever," 29 Oct. 2020 It’s Super Bowl Sunday 2022, and a clutch of comfortable New Yorkers — a poet, a professor, a claims adjuster — gather to watch the game when the television screen suddenly pixelates and goes blank; other machines soon follow. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, "Martin Amis and Don DeLillo, two literary lions, offer starkly different takes on the world: Review," 16 Oct. 2020 If it must be removed, cut a sample piece to give to a claims adjuster. — John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, "‘Document everything’: Assessing the damage after Hurricane Sally," 26 Sep. 2020 Garrison said that hiring a public adjuster frees him to focus on the future of his business rather than having to focus on insurance matters. — Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, "A small business owner's advice after a disaster: Hire a public adjuster," 25 Sep. 2020 Officers then detained Ometu, an insurance adjuster for USAA, who was on an afternoon jog. — N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, "Charges dropped against Black jogger mistakenly identified as a suspect in Texas," 2 Sep. 2020

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Last Updated

21 Dec 2020

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“Adjuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjuster. Accessed 24 Jan. 2021.

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