First Known Use: 15th century
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controller
noun con·trol·ler \kən-ˈtrō-lər, ˈkän-ˌ\
: a person who is in charge of the money received and paid out by a business or college
: a person who directs the action of something
: a device or piece of equipment used to operate a machine, vehicle, or system
Full 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
— con·trol·ler·ship \-ˌship\ noun
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Origin of CONTROLLER
Middle English countreroller, from Anglo-French contreroulur, from contreroule
Rhymes with CONTROLLER
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