adjuster ad‧just‧er [əˈdʒʌstə ǁ -ər] noun [countable]
claims/insurance/loss adjuster INSURANCE a person or company whose job is to assess the value of loss or damage for someone who has claimed on their insurance:
• The loss adjuster feels there is likely to be a valid subsidence claim.
ˈaverage adˌjuster INSURANCE
an adjuster whose job is to calculate payments by insurers following Claims relating to ships and the goods they carry
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adjuster UK US (also adjustor) /əˈdʒʌstər/ noun [C] (also claims adjuster, also loss adjuster) INSURANCE
► someone whose job is to get information about an accident, theft, etc. in order to decide how much money to pay an insurance customer: »
Avoid making major repairs until your adjuster has surveyed the damage.
»An insurance adjuster estimated the damage at more than $1 million.
Financial and business terms. 2012.