controller

Words with a similar base: controller

'controller'

[accountant.n.01] as in: someone who maintains and audits business accounts

'controller'

[restrainer.n.02] as in: a person who directs and restrains

'controller'

[control.n.09] as in: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

Examples:
the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly
I turned the controls over to her

Origins

					controller (English)
└── countreroller (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── countrerolleour (Anglo-Norman)
        └── contrerelleor (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
            └── contrarotulator (Latin)

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