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Antonyms for controller
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : kuh n-troh-ler |
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtroʊ lər |
Definition of controller
Origin :- late 14c., from Anglo-French contrerolleour (late 13c.), Old French contrerelleor (Modern French contrôleur), from Medieval Latin contrarotulator, agent noun from *contra-rotulare (see control (v.)). Mechanical sense is from 1867.
- As in inspector : noun examiner
- As in leader : noun person who guides
- As in manager : noun person who runs organization
- As in master : noun person in charge, female or male
- As in superintendent : noun person who oversees organization
- As in boss : noun manager over other employees
- As in manipulator : noun handler
- As in bursar : noun treasurer
- As in straw boss : noun boss
- As in taskmistress : noun boss
- As in administrator : noun person who manages organization
- As in director : noun manager
- As in governor : noun person administrating government
- As in guide : noun something that or someone who leads
- He was the controller of a great journal: he was a leading politician.
- Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 » by Various
- And bear in mind that I refuse to allow you to be the controller of it.
- Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
- I can remember distinctly that my father was a Controller, Third Class.
- Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
- We speak of it as the master and controller of the body; but this is only partially true.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
- The mind should not act as a director or controller of the spontaneous centers.
- Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
- However, I missed the point that if control is possible, the controller must be a mind.
- Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
- The Controller checks daily the Clerk of the kitchens account.
- Extract from : « Early English Meals and Manners » by Various
- The controller reached over and turned up the volume on his radio.
- Extract from : « The Circuit Riders » by R. C. FitzPatrick
- There is also the controller of victualling, and the controller-general of the coast-guard.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- His conduct as Controller of the Navy was no less magnanimous and decisive.
- Extract from : « Imaginary Conversations and Poems » by Walter Savage Landor
Synonyms for controller
- administrator
- adviser
- agent
- ambassador
- assessor
- attendant
- auditor
- authority
- big cheese
- big gun
- big person
- boss
- bureaucrat
- captain
- caretaker
- cashier
- cashkeeper
- CEO
- chair
- chairperson
- chaperon
- checker
- chief
- chief of state
- chieftain
- cicerone
- commandant
- commander
- commanding officer
- comptroller
- conductor
- conqueror
- conspirator
- consul
- controller
- convoy
- counsellor
- counselor
- criterion
- curator
- custodian
- dean
- design
- detective
- dignitary
- director
- docent
- dominator
- doyen
- eminence
- employer
- escort
- example
- exec
- executive
- executive officer
- exemplar
- exhibitor
- foreman
- foreperson
- forerunner
- forewoman
- front office
- general
- genie
- genius
- governor
- gubernatorial leader
- guide
- guiding spirit
- guru
- guv
- handler
- harbinger
- head
- head honcho
- head person
- helmer
- herald
- honcho
- ideal
- inspector
- inspiration
- instructor
- investigator
- judge
- key player
- kingpin
- lead
- leader
- lion
- lodestar
- lord
- luminary
- manager
- matriarch
- mayor
- mentor
- minister
- mistress
- model
- monitor
- notability
- notable
- officer
- official
- operator
- organizer
- overlord
- overseer
- owner
- pacesetter
- paradigm
- pathfinder
- patriarch
- pattern
- paymaster
- pedagogue
- person in charge
- person upstairs
- pilot
- pioneer
- player
- police officer
- preceptor
- precursor
- premier
- President
- presiding officer
- prez
- principal
- private eye
- pro
- producer
- proprietor
- purser
- rector
- reviewer
- ringleader
- rudder
- ruler
- schemer
- schoolmaster/mistress
- scout
- scrutinizer
- shepherd
- sitter
- skipper
- slave driver
- slavedriver
- sleuth
- spiritual leader
- standard
- straw boss
- super
- superintendent
- superior
- supervisor
- swami
- taskmaster
- taskmistress
- taskperson
- teacher
- tester
- top dog
- top person
- tutor
- usher
- vanguard
- wheel
- zookeeper
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