controller
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4.2
- noun
- /kənˈtroʊlər/
- The system will enable the air traffic controller to have both regional and global views of the airspace.
- traffic controller
- air traffic controller
- controller training
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- But yeah, pretty much 'cause like air traffic controllers still like they only use radar really.
- Then he fires hundreds of air traffic controllers.
- It is so rich that someone whose administration has fired air traffic controllers and planes are crashing.
- They want to be the controller of, of all that they, you know, survey.
- So, but, but now I can still have that controller part without her being so extreme.
- So like since my controller isn't like, I can't force you to not work.
Examples
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Due to the congestion, air-traffic controllers order incoming planes to fly in circles over Berlin.
Fiction book (1998) -
The project manager acted as a controller, ensuring that every team was meeting its deadlines.
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Look, this is off the record, but I spoke to the controller this morning.
Fiction book (2000) -
Sitting in my apartment, I felt like an air traffic controller.
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I checked my notes, and back at San David, the Controller said, "Cleared as filed."
Fiction book (2000) -
Eight of the ten had reasonable or good German, and the mission controller was fluent.
Fiction book (1994) -
The classroom teacher is one of the main controllers of a student's academic, social, and mental destiny.
Academic text (1997) -
OK, all flight controllers, we're at T-minus 30 seconds and counting.
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The air traffic controller has put us on hold, so in the meantime, I've asked the cabin attendants to start the movie.
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"Reach 007," advised the controller, "you are cleared for the VOR 1 NDB approach to runway 36."
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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1.6
A person who controls money and work in a company
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3.7
A person in charge of a group or place
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2.8
A person who watches workers and helps them do their jobs correctly
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3.9
Person who manages and helps a public figure like a celebrity or politician
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3.2
A person who manages an online group or website
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4.8
A person who watches and directs workers at places like a factory or construction site
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4.7
A person who gives tasks to other people
A person who manages and directs workers
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.1
A small computer part that tells a hard disk drive how to read and write data
- Specialized
A system that keeps a machine stable using a simple model and noisy measurements despite random disturbances
- Specialized
A system that uses an estimator and a regulator to keep machines like robots stable when there is noise
How Controlling
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Controller comes from an old phrase counter-roll, where counter was a 'check' and roll was a 'list'. That checking idea grew into 'managing and guiding', so a controller is a person who directs actions and keeps things on track.