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controller

Pronunciation: /kənˈtrəʊlə/

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Definition of controller

noun

a person or thing that directs or regulates something:the Controller of BBC Television Programmes a temperature controller
a person in charge of an organization’s finances: the regional controller for the Department of Education

Derivatives

controllership

Origin:

Middle 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' (see control). Compare with comptroller