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adjuster|əˈdʒʌstə(r)|
[f. adjust + -er1.]
a. One who adjusts, settles, or regulates. Spec. in Insurance, a person who assesses liabilities and claims arising out of loss, damage, etc.; average adjuster: see average n.2 4 b.
1673E. Hickeringill Gregory 252 Designed for a Confession of Faith, the Adjuster of Controversies. 1713London Gaz. 16–19 May 3/2 Your Majesty..the steddy Arbiter and grand Adjuster of the Affairs of Europe. 1756J. Warton Ess. on Pope II. 298 Collectors of various readings, and adjusters of texts. 1830Examiner 31 Jan. 82/2 If the adjusters have the best of the bargain, it binds; if not, the contract is void. 1862Standard 24 Apr. [One] who has had large experience as a compass adjuster. 1870Daily News 13 July, An association of Average Adjusters of London has recently been formed, with a view to the arbitration and examination of claims. 1934A. Woollcott While Rome Burns 243 This play had been written..by a young insurance adjuster.
b. Something that adjusts (in various technical uses).
a1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. 6/1 Adjuster (Surgical), an instrument for bringing into coaptation the parts in case of ruptured perineum. 1909Westm. Gaz. 6 Apr. 4/1 The steering-gear, too, is fitted with an adjuster at the base of the steering column. |