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- [kuh n-troh-ler]
- /kənˈtroʊ lər/
- /kənˈtrəʊ.lər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuh n-troh-ler]
- /kənˈtroʊ lər/
Definitions of controller word
- countable noun controller A controller is a person who has responsibility for a particular organization or for a particular part of an organization. 3
- countable noun controller A controller is the same as a comptroller. 3
- noun controller a person who directs, regulates, or restrains 3
- noun controller a business executive or government officer who is responsible for financial planning, control, etc 3
- noun controller the equipment concerned with controlling the operation of an electrical device 3
- noun controller the chief accounting officer with responsibility for internal auditing, as in a business, government (usually sp. comptroller), or institution 3
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Origin of controller
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English countrollour < Anglo-French countrero(u)llour, Middle French contrerolleur, equivalent to contrerolle duplicate roll (see control) + -eur, -our < Latin -ōr- -or2 or -ātōr- -ator
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Parts of speech for Controller
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
controller popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
controller usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for controller
noun controller
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
- supervisor — a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- official — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- bureaucrat — Bureaucrats are officials who work in a large administrative system. You can refer to officials as bureaucrats especially if you disapprove of them because they seem to follow rules and procedures too strictly.
Antonyms for controller
noun controller
- follower — a person or thing that follows.
- worker — a person or thing that works.
- student — a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil: a student at Yale.
- pupil — the expanding and contracting opening in the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina.
- servant — a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
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