adjuster

noun

ad·​just·​er ə-ˈjə-stər 

variants or less commonly adjustor

: 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

That has meant more than a year of going back and forth with State Farm, which has assigned three different claims adjusters to their case. —Calmatters, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026

Merlin pointed to a recent shift to reliance on untrained claims adjusters at State Farm and to changes in the company’s policy language and leadership. —J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026

However, Scheuer explains that police typically do not determine financial liability, negotiate with the contractor, order the town to pay, or act as claims adjusters. —Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025

Tobolski also worked for the Firemen's Fund Insurance Company for 15 years as a claims adjuster and fraud investigator. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

adjust + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing adjuster

• insurance adjuster
• loss adjuster

Rhymes for adjuster

• baluster
• blockbuster
• combustor
• lackluster
• bluster
• buster
• cluster
• duster
• juster
• luster
• lustre
• muster