air traffic controller

noun

: a person who is responsible for remotely monitoring and directing the movements of aircraft as part of a system of air traffic control

Examples of air traffic controller in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Merlin Pilot system handles much more than a traditional autopilot, using a natural language processing model to listen to instructions from a mock air traffic controller and responding over the radio using a computerized female voice. —Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 24 May 2026

And then there weren’t enough air traffic controllers, so there were these intermittent closures of airports. —Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 May 2026

There are so many tax increases in the air, the city may need to hire a team of air traffic controllers just to keep track of them. —Susan Shelley, Daily News, 13 May 2026

Dave Riley, a former air traffic controller at DEN for 15 years, tells Denver outlet 9News that at that speed, pilots would have very little time to react once the person was on the runway. —Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for air traffic controller

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