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

These adjusters come and go, and yet, their reports are used as the basis for major decisions on your claim. —Joshua Connor, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025

Lara called on insurers to quickly determine if a home is a total loss through adjusters, satellite imagery and other means so the advance payments can be processed. —Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025

For homeowners: Contact your homeowner’s insurance company immediately, which will likely send out an adjuster to evaluate the damage and determine how much compensation to which you’re entitled. —Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024

Exactly two months after being arrested on grand theft and elder theft charges, a West Miami-Dade public adjuster was arrested on the same charges. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 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