noun

controller

controller, regulator, comptroller

I need a new game controller.

I need a new game controller.

She is the financial controller of the company.

She is the financial controller of the company.

The air traffic controller guided the plane.

The air traffic controller guided the plane.

a/the ((adjective)) controller used to describe a type of controller I bought a wireless controller.

Synonyms: regulator, manager, supervisor, remote

From the verb 'control' plus the agent suffix '-er', meaning 'a person or thing that controls'.

A game 'controller' is a thing that 'controls' a game. An air traffic 'controller' is a person who 'controls' air traffic.

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