Controller Meaning
/kənˈtɹəʊlə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who controls something.
nounAny electric or mechanical device for controlling a circuit or system.
Sentence Examples
Air traffic controller is an extremely high pressure job.
Please connect a controller.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The air traffic ____ guided the plane to a safe landing runway.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Air traffic ____ is an extremely high pressure job.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English countreroller, from Anglo-Norman contreroulour and Middle French contreroleur (French contrôleur), from Medieval Latin contrārotulātor, from *contrārotulāre (from which control). Doublet of comptroller. By surface analysis, control + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The great controller of our fate / Deigned to be man, and lived in low estate."
— 1700, John Dryden, transl., The Wife of Bath, Her Tale:
"Nothing more can be squeezed out of the motive power unit once the master controller has been moved to full on."
— 1963 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Modern Railways, page 115:
"I'm collecting player's names for a school project. You know, players just like you! That's right, you--the one holding the controller. Would you register your name, please?"
— 1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The air traffic ____ guided the plane to a safe landing runway.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Air traffic ____ is an extremely high pressure job.