adjuster

noun

ad·​just·​er ə-ˈjə-stər How to pronounce adjuster (audio)
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

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Microphone adjuster Some people are extra tall and some people are extra short. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024 For decades, these adjusters have used the same methods to assess property damage after natural disasters. Diana Olick, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024 First, the lawmakers wrote, there are cases in which an insurance company revises the damage amounts logged by a field adjuster by more than 90 percent — the type of distortion reported on by the Post and CBS. Saul Elbein, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024 And with that big flat seat, adding a passenger is a just a matter of cranking up the rear preload with the handy adjuster for the Öhlins rear shock, which features a very yellow coil spring. William Roberson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for adjuster 

Word History

Etymology

adjust + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of adjuster was in 1673

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“Adjuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjuster. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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