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Definition of controller noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

controller

noun
 
/kənˈtrəʊlə(r)/
 
/kənˈtrəʊlər/
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  1. a person who manages or directs something, especially a large organization or part of an organization
    • He is the new programme controller for BBC2.
    • the company's controller for global marketing and sales
    • Her current job is marketing controller for the South East sales region.
    see also air traffic controller
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • air traffic
    • flight
    • ground
    • …
    preposition
    • controller for
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  2. (specialist) a device that controls or regulates a machine or part of a machine
    • a temperature controller
    Topics Engineeringb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • air traffic
    • flight
    • ground
    • …
    preposition
    • controller for
    See full entry
  3. (also comptroller)
     a person who is in charge of the financial accounts of a business companyTopics Businessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • air traffic
    • flight
    • ground
    • …
    preposition
    • controller for
    See full entry
  4. (also game controller)
     an electronic device that is used to control video games via a computer or games console
    5. Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a person who kept a duplicate register of accounts): from Anglo-Norman contrerollour, from contreroller ‘keep a copy of a roll of accounts’, from medieval Latin contrarotulare, from contrarotulus ‘copy of a roll’, from contra- ‘against’ + rotulus ‘a roll’. Compare with comptroller.
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