"adjuster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adjusters [plural], adjustor [alternative]
Etymology: From adjust + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|adjust|er|id2=agent noun}} adjust + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} adjuster (plural adjusters)
  1. One who adjusts something, especially the amount of compensation due in an insurance claim. Translations (one who adjusts): penyetel (Indonesian), pelaras (Malay), ajustador [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-adjuster-en-noun-pawgc6kX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'one who adjusts': 86 14
  2. A component used to adjust something.
    Sense id: en-adjuster-en-noun-YuQ2KDCO Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: adjustress, attitude-adjuster, claim adjuster, claims adjuster, loss adjuster

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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