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
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Josh Max, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Instead, the company is offering customers a new seat pad, cleaning kit and care instructions to keep the harness adjuster clean.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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
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Josh Max, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Instead, the company is offering customers a new seat pad, cleaning kit and care instructions to keep the harness adjuster clean.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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
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“Adjuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjuster. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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