controller
noun
con·trol·ler
| \ kən-ˈtrō-lər
, ˈkän-ˌtrō-
\
, ˈkän-ˌtrō-
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Definition of controller
1a
: comptroller sense 1
c
: the chief accounting officer of a business enterprise or an institution (such as a college)
b
: control sense 3b
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Other Words from controller
controllership
\ kən-ˈtrō-lər-ˌship
, ˈkän-ˌtrō- \
noun
, ˈkän-ˌtrō- \
noun
Examples of controller in a Sentence
the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed
Recent Examples on the Web
Even so, in August, 1981, the controllers walked off the job. — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, "State of the Unions," 19 Aug. 2019 When the courts’ controller retires after 19 years over concerns that no one wanted to address the lack of integrity and discipline, one wonders exactly who’s in charge. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: The real danger; Where is the integrity in the Judicial Department?; Atheism not a belief system (8/8/19)," 8 Aug. 2019 Wagner, the controller for Allegheny County in Pennsylvania, is scheduled to appear in Wayne County Circuit Court on Nov. 12 for a jury trial on a felony charge of resisting and obstructing the police and a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. — Anna Bauman, Detroit Free Press, "Jury acquits husband of Pittsburgh official charged in Detroit hotel altercation," 15 July 2019 No HD Rumble or IR Motion camera: Removed from the controllers, but won't be missed. — Channing King, Indianapolis Star, "The Nintendo Switch Lite: What you need to know," 11 July 2019 And while the buttons might look like Joy Cons, these are non-removable and the controllers are built into the sides. — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, "Here's everything you need to know about the Nintendo Switch Lite," 10 July 2019 The fungus has devastated North American bat species in some regions and pushed the natural pest controllers toward extinction. — Louis Sahagun, latimes.com, "A deadly fungus is killing millions of bats in the U.S. Now it’s in California," 5 July 2019 Earlier this week, Apple revealed that players can use a PlayStation or Xbox controller with its Apple Arcade subscription service, due later this year, with more than 100 games played on Apple TV, Macs and iOS devices (iPhone, iPad). — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, "E3 2019: Video games take a cue from Netflix, but can Google and cloud games score?," 7 June 2019 Ground controllers are also necessary to supervise the re-entry. — The Economist, "No one has yet been killed by re-entering space junk," 10 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'controller.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for controller
controller
noun
English Language Learners Definition of controller
: a person who is in charge of the money received and paid out by a business or college
: a person who directs the action of something
: a device or piece of equipment used to operate a machine, vehicle, or system
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controller
noun
con·trol·ler
| \ kən-ˈtrō-lər, ˈkän-ˌtrō-
\
\
Legal Definition of controller
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