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Definition: Adjuster |
AdjusterNoun1. One who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Insurance | An individual who acts for the company or the insured in the settlement of claims. He leads to agreement about the amount of a loss and the company's liability. Source: European Union. (references) |
Meteorology & Standards | A device intended to modify the performance of a measuring instrument to cause it to have desired characteristics. Source: European Union. (references) |
Occupations | Bends or shapes doors and drawers so that they fit snugly and work smoothly in assembled metal furniture without binding, using handtools. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: AdjusterSynonyms: adjustor (n), claim agent (n), claims adjuster (n), claims adjustor (n). (additional references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | The Adjuster (1991) | |
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| "Adjuster" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Adjuster" is used about 37 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 37 | 56,631 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "adjuster": adjuster average ♦ adjuster compas ♦ average adjuster ♦ chartered loss adjuster ♦ claims adjuster ♦ fine adjuster ♦ seat adjuster ♦ voltage adjuster. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "adjuster": loss-adjuster, pelican-adjuster. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
insurance adjuster | 264 |
adjuster | 92 |
claim adjuster | 66 |
public adjuster | 54 |
adjuster time | 49 |
seat belt adjuster | 45 |
insurance claim adjuster | 37 |
loss adjuster | 32 |
slack adjuster | 23 |
frontier adjuster | 22 |
independent adjuster | 19 |
property adjuster | 17 |
independent insurance adjuster | 14 |
adjuster catastrophe | 14 |
public insurance adjuster | 12 |
adjuster crawford | 12 |
adjuster contact | 11 |
adjuster claim former | 11 |
adjuster pro | 10 |
adjuster ask claim | 9 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "adjuster"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | rregullues (adjusting, regulable, regulating, regulative, regulator), person që zgjidh ankesat, përshtatës (adapter, adjusting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مصحح (corrector, emender), العادل (equitable, fair), أداة ضبط (adjustment, telltale). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | нагаждач (temporizer, trimmer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 调整器 (adjustor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | regulator (governor, regulator, throttle), montoer (assembler, fitter), justeringsmiddel (adjustment device), justering (adjustment, adjustment device, end-butting, end-trimming, equalising, equalizing, fit, fitting, justification, meter proving, realignment, rigging, setting, trimming, verification). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | regulateur (governor, regulator, throttle), regelaar (adjusting device, governor, regulating device, regulator), monteur (assembler, engine fitter, erecting machinist, erector, fitter), instelinrichting (adjustment device), bankwerker (benchhand, fitter, mechanic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | virityslaite (adjustment device). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ajusteur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Schadensachbearbeiter. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ρυθμιστήσ (buffer, governor, modulator, regulator), ρυθμιστής (adjusting device, baffler, check, dispatcher, gauge, governor, modulator, regulating device, regulator, throttle, traffic controller), συσκευή που χρησιμοποιείται για την εφαρμογή εξαρτημάτων (fitter), διευθετών (arranger), διάταξη ρύθμισης (adjustment device). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | mûszerész (mechanic, mechanist), kárbecslõ, beállító (aircraft guide, setter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | aggiustatore (fitter), tenditore (binder, linkage check rod, straightener device, strainer, stretcher, tensioning device, tightening screw, turnbuckle, twine tensioner, twisting stick, wire strainer), montatore (assembler, assembly operator, assemblyman, erector, fitter, fixer), dispositivo di regolazione (adjustment device). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 조 기 (adjustor, conditioner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | chionntane driaght (chain adjuster). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | adjusteray ajustador (fitter, setter). (various references) ajustor (adapter, fitter). (various references) установщик, монтер (fitter, repairman), монтажник (millwright). (various references) regulator (regulator), podešavač (fitter, regulator). (various references) ajustador (adjustor, assembler, assembly operator, assemblyman, clicker, fitter, maker-up, set-up and type man). (various references) justerare (regulator), justeranordning (adjustment device). (various references) ayarlayan kimse, tasfiye memuru (liquidator), dispeççi, düzelten kimse (corrector, improver, refiner, reformer). (various references) складальник (adjustor, mounter, rigger), регулювальник (adjustor, regulator), вивірювач (adjustor), монтажник (adjustor, mounter). (various references) thợ lắp ráp, máy điều chỉnh thợ lắp máy. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "adjuster": adjusters. (additional references) | |
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"Adjuster" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Adjusta, adusta, Dauster. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "adjuster" (pronounced uju"ster) |
| 5 | -j u" s t er | juster. |
| 4 | -u" s t er | bluster, Buster, cluster, duster, fluster, Luster, lustre, muster, thruster. |
| 3 | -s t er | administer, alabaster, ancestor, aster, banister, bannister, barrister, blaster, blister, blockbuster, bolster, booster, broadcaster, burgomaster, canister, cannister, caster, Castor, cloister, coaster, concertmaster, coster, Dempster, Dexter, digester, disaster, dumpster, Easter, ester, faster, Feaster, fester, filibuster, forecaster, Forester, Foster, gangbuster, gangster, Gaster, grandmaster, hamster, harvester, headmaster, heister, holster, huckster, imposter, impostor, investor, jester, keister, kiester, lackluster, laster, Leister, Lister, lobster, master, minister, Minster, Mister, mobster, molester, monster, muenster, Munster, nester, Nestor, newscaster, oldster, oleaster, ouster, oyster, paster, pastor, pester, pilaster, plaster, pollster, polyester, poster, postmaster, prankster, protester, quartermaster, raster, register, requester, rester, ringmaster, roadster, roaster, roister, rooster, roster, royster, schoolmaster, scoutmaster, seamster, semester, sequester, shyster, sinister, sister, spinster, sportscaster, stepsister, taskmaster, taster, teamster, tester, tipster, toaster, toastmaster, transistor, trickster, trimester, twister, Ulster, upholster, waster, Webster, Wester, youngster, zoster. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: readjust. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-j-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: adjures. | |
-2 letters: adjure, adjust, daters, derats, duster, jurats, justed, juster, rudest, rusted, sauted, stared, trades, treads, urates. | |
-3 letters: adust, aster, aures, dares, darts, dater, dates, dauts, dears, derat, drats, drest, druse, duets, duras, dures, durst, jades, judas, jurat, jutes, rajes, rased, rated, rates, reads, sated, saute, stade, stare, stead, sutra, tajes, tared, tares, tears, trade, tread, trued, trues, tsade, turds, urase, urate, ureas, ursae. | |
-4 letters: ares, arse, arts, ates, dare, dart, date, daut, dear, drat, dues, duet, dura, dure, dust, ears, east, eats, eras, erst, etas, jade, jars, jest, jets, jura, just, jute, juts, rads, rase, rate, rats, read, reds, rest, rets, rude, rued, rues, ruse, rust, ruts, sade, sard, sate, sear, seat, sera, seta, star, stud, sued, suer, suet, sura, surd, sure, tads, tare, tars, taus, tear, teas, teds, trad, true, tsar, turd, urds, urea, ursa, used, user, utas. | |
-5 letters: ads, are, ars, art, ate, due, ear, eat, eau, eds, era, ers, eta, jar, jet, jeu, jus, jut, rad, raj, ras, rat, red, res, ret, rue, rut, sad, sae, sat, sau, sea, ser, set, sue, tad, tae, taj, tar, tas, tau, tea, ted, urd, use, uta, uts. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-j-r-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: adjusters, readjusts. | |
+2 letters: readjusted. | |
+3 letters: judicatures, readjusting. | |
+4 letters: adjournments, coadjutrices, judicatories, readjustable, readjustment. | |
+5 letters: readjustments. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 64 6A 75 73 74 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.. .--- ..- ... - . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100100 01101010 01110101 01110011 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A d j u s t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0064 006A 0075 0073 0074 0065 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3570768785867184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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