controller

con·trol·ler

noun \kən-ˈtrō-lər, ˈkän-ˌ\

Definition of CONTROLLER

1

a : comptroller 1 b : comptroller 2 c : the chief accounting officer of a business enterprise or an institution (as a college)

2

a : one that controls or has power or authority to control <air traffic controller> b : control 3b

— con·trol·ler·ship \-ˌship\ noun

Examples of CONTROLLER

1. <the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed>

Origin of CONTROLLER

Middle English countreroller, from Anglo-French contreroulur, from contreroule

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CONTROLLER

Synonyms: control, regulator

Related Words: actuator; button, dial, key, knob, lever, push button, selector, switch

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Rhymes with CONTROLLER

bankroller, cajoler, comptroller, extoller, high roller, leaf roller, logroller, patroller, premolar, road roller, steamroller, stone roller