controller
noun /kənˈtrəʊlə(r)/
/kənˈtrəʊlər/
- 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 South East sales region.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- air traffic
- flight
- ground
- …
- controller for
- (specialist) a device that controls or regulates a machine or part of a machine
- a temperature controller
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- air traffic
- flight
- ground
- …
- controller for
- (also comptroller)a person who is in charge of the financial accounts of a business companyTopics Businessc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- air traffic
- flight
- ground
- …
- controller for
- (also game controller)an electronic device that is used to control video games via a computer or games console
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.