Antonyms for controller


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-troh-ler
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtroʊ lər


Definition of controller

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Anglo-French contrerolleour (late 13c.), Old French contrerelleor (Modern French contrôleur), from Medieval Latin contrarotulator, agent noun from *contra-rotulare (see control (v.)). Mechanical sense is from 1867.
  • As in inspector : noun examiner
  • As in leader : noun person who guides
  • As in manager : noun person who runs organization
  • As in master : noun person in charge, female or male
  • As in superintendent : noun person who oversees organization
  • As in boss : noun manager over other employees
  • As in manipulator : noun handler
  • As in bursar : noun treasurer
  • As in straw boss : noun boss
  • As in taskmistress : noun boss
  • As in administrator : noun person who manages organization
  • As in director : noun manager
  • As in governor : noun person administrating government
  • As in guide : noun something that or someone who leads
Example sentences :
  • He was the controller of a great journal: he was a leading politician.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 » by Various
  • And bear in mind that I refuse to allow you to be the controller of it.
  • Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
  • I can remember distinctly that my father was a Controller, Third Class.
  • Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
  • We speak of it as the master and controller of the body; but this is only partially true.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
  • The mind should not act as a director or controller of the spontaneous centers.
  • Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
  • However, I missed the point that if control is possible, the controller must be a mind.
  • Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • The Controller checks daily the Clerk of the kitchens account.
  • Extract from : « Early English Meals and Manners » by Various
  • The controller reached over and turned up the volume on his radio.
  • Extract from : « The Circuit Riders » by R. C. FitzPatrick
  • There is also the controller of victualling, and the controller-general of the coast-guard.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • His conduct as Controller of the Navy was no less magnanimous and decisive.
  • Extract from : « Imaginary Conversations and Poems » by Walter Savage Landor

Synonyms for controller

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