controller

Definition

One who controls something.

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

• "The great controller of our fate / Deigned to be man, and lived in low estate."
• "Nothing more can be squeezed out of the motive power unit once the master controller has been moved to full on."
• "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?"

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