adjustern.
/əˈdʒʌstə/, U.S. /əˈdʒəstər/ 1.
a. A person who adjusts something (in various senses of the verb).
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > in order to conform > to a standard or purpose > one who
adjuster1673
adjustor1844
1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 252 Designed for a Confession of Faith, the Adjuster of Controversies.
1713 London Gaz. 16–19 May 3/2 Your Majesty..the steddy Arbiter and grand Adjuster of the Affairs of Europe.
1756 J. Warton Ess. on Pope II. xi. 298 Collectors of various readings, and adjusters of texts.
1830 Examiner 31 Jan. 82/2 If the adjusters have the best of the bargain, it binds; if not, the contract is void.
1862 Standard 24 Apr. 2/4 Mr. Bennett..has had large experience as a compass adjuster.
1902 Sat. Rev. 1 Mar. 274/1 Who is to ensure the capacity of the rulers, and still more of the adjudgers of excellence and of the adjusters of standards?
1962 E. Bruton Dict. Clocks & Watches (1963) 8 Adjuster. Highly skilled man who can regulate watches over fine limits.
2009 H. Haney Essent. Swing 5 I was a fixer of mistakes, an adjuster of mistakes, and sometimes, an adder of mistakes.
b. Insurance. (The title of) a person who determines or settles a claim or liability, or who assesses a loss or damage.average, claims, insurance adjuster, etc.: see the first element.
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society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > assessor in marine claims
adjuster1823
averager1884
1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 609/1 Copies of real average statements, by experienced adjusters of averages at Lloyd's.
1870 Daily News 13 July An association of Average Adjusters of London has recently been formed, with a view to the arbitration and examination of claims.
1934 A. Woollcott While Rome Burns 243 This play had been written..by a young insurance adjuster.
1978 J. Updike Coup (1979) vi. 239 I am in the insurance racket. I am a claims adjuster.
1995 Which? Dec. 49/2 Loss adjusters are firms employed by insurance companies to deal with larger and more complicated claims.
2. Something which is capable of being adjusted; a means by which something may be adjusted; a control. Cf. adjustment n. 1c.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > [noun] > for performing other processes
purchase1711
adjuster1747
concentrator1804
steamer1814
isolator1855
spacer1857
tumbler1857
plough1860
aspirator1863
trap1877
tumbling-box1877
plicater1880
comparator1883
tumbler-drum1883
rumbling barrel1894
copier1917
programmer1945
simulator1947
tensioner1950
platformer1953
hydrogasifier1966
snubber1972
the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other surgical equipment > [noun] > equipment to retain parts in place
retentive1481
retinaculum1634
remora1674
retractor1758
adjustera1884
pack1916
1747 J. Robertson Treat. Math. Instruments 106 Then by turning the adjuster b, the mark on the slider k, may be brought exactly to the division.
a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 6/1 Adjuster (Surgical), an instrument for bringing into coaptation the parts in case of ruptured perineum.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 6 Apr. 4/1 The steering-gear, too, is fitted with an adjuster at the base of the steering column.
1978 Gramophone Apr. 1796/3 There is also a mains voltage adjuster and twin 2.5A protective mains fuses.
2009 Independent 22 Aug. (Traveller section) 20/3 (advt.) There's a concealed hood with adjuster and adjustable shock cord hem and no-snag Velcro cuffs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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