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   Con·trol·ler

   /kənˈtrōlər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that directs or regulates something: "the power controller on a subway train"
   • ▪ a person in charge of an organization's finances: "the regional controller for the Department of Education"

   Word Origin Middle 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’ (see control). Compare with comptroller.

   Derivatives

   • 1. controllership noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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