Synonyms for controller
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Superintendent — one who controls something
superintendent, manager, head, chief, administrator, governor, supervisor, head man, overseer, organizer, organiser UK, foreman
2. Comptroller
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
One who controls something.
- n. 2
Any electric or mechanical device for controlling a circuit or system.
Related words
- Word family
- control
- Phrases
- network interface controller game controller
Forms
- Plural
- controllers → superintendents, managers, heads, chiefs…
Example sentences
- manager The manager sat on the bench with his arms folded.
- administrator A mysterious message came from the administrator.
- organizer Mary recorded the meeting in her personal organizer.
- driver The police blamed the accident on the taxi driver.
- regulator The case was referred to the media regulator.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| controller | rising | |
| manager | steady | |
| administrator | falling | |
| organizer | steady | |
| driver | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- head1
- 5 letters
- chief1
- 6 letters
- driver2
- 7 letters
- control2, manager3, foreman2
- 8 letters
- governor3, overseer4
- 9 letters
- organizer4, regulator4, organiser
- 10 letters
- supervisor4, accountant3, restrainer
- 11 letters
- comptroller3
- 13 letters
- administrator5
- 14 letters
- superintendent5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (driver2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- contrôleuse
- Deutsch
- Aufseherin