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controller

[kuhn-troh-ler] / kənˈtroʊ lər /
NOUN
administrator
Synonyms
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authority bureaucrat chief commander custodian dean director executive head inspector judge leader manager minister officer official organizer superintendent supervisor
STRONG
CEO President ambassador boss captain chair chairperson consul exec governor mayor overseer premier producer
WEAK
front office head honcho head person person upstairs prez
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee follower worker
NOUN
boss
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator chief chieftain director employer executive leader owner supervisor
STRONG
exec foreperson head honcho overseer superintendent wheel
WEAK
big cheese big gun big person dominator girlboss head honcho helmer person in charge taskperson top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee worker
STRONG
subordinate
NOUN
bursar
Synonyms
STRONG
cashier paymaster purser
WEAK
cashkeeper
NOUN
director
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator chief executive head leader organizer player principal producer supervisor
STRONG
boss chair exec governor kingpin overseer skipper
WEAK
big person executive officer head honcho helmer key player person upstairs top dog top person
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee follower worker
NOUN
governor
Synonyms
STRONG
administrator boss chief commander comptroller director executive head leader manager overseer ruler superintendent supervisor
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chief of state gubernatorial leader guv head honcho presiding officer
Antonyms
STRONG
employee follower worker
NOUN
guide
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counselor mentor model pilot teacher
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adviser attendant captain chaperon cicerone conductor convoy criterion design director docent escort example exemplar exhibitor genie genius guru ideal inspiration lead leader lodestar monitor paradigm pathfinder pattern pioneer rudder scout standard superintendent usher vanguard
WEAK
guiding spirit
Antonyms
STRONG
follower
NOUN
inspector
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auditor detective investigator monitor police officer
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assessor checker overseer reviewer scrutinizer sleuth tester
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private eye
NOUN
leader
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chief commander director head manager officer ruler
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President boss captain chieftain conductor counsellor dean dignitary doyen eminence exec forerunner general governor guide harbinger herald lead lion luminary mistress notability notable pacesetter pilot pioneer precursor principal rector ringleader shepherd skipper superintendent superior
Antonyms
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employee follower
NOUN
manager
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator boss director executive officer official organizer producer superintendent supervisor
STRONG
comptroller conductor exec governor handler head overseer proprietor
WEAK
head person straw boss zookeeper
Antonyms
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employee worker
NOUN
manipulator
Synonyms
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schemer
STRONG
agent conductor conspirator operator
NOUN
master
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator boss commander director guru instructor judge manager owner ruler teacher
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captain chief chieftain commandant conqueror employer general governor guide head lord matriarch overlord overseer patriarch pedagogue preceptor principal pro skipper superintendent supervisor swami taskmaster tutor wheel
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commanding officer head person schoolmaster/mistress spiritual leader top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee follower pupil student worker
WEAK
amateur sancho servant
NOUN
straw boss
Synonyms
WEAK
administrator big cheese big gun big person chief chieftain director dominator employer exec executive foreman foreperson forewoman head head honcho helmer honcho leader manager overseer owner person in charge superintendent supervisor taskmaster taskmistress taskperson top dog wheel
NOUN
superintendent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator chief curator custodian director inspector manager supervisor
STRONG
boss caretaker conductor foreperson governor head overseer sitter super
WEAK
head person straw boss zookeeper
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee worker
NOUN
taskmistress
Synonyms
STRONG
administrator chief chieftain director employer exec executive foreman foreperson forewoman head honcho leader manager overseer owner superintendent supervisor taskmaster wheel
WEAK
big cheese big gun big person dominator head honcho helmer person in charge taskperson top dog
Antonyms
STRONG
employee follower worker

Example Sentences

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“We’re going to be addressing that, because that was not good,” the air traffic controller responded.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

About 15 minutes after an Air Canada jet collided with an emergency truck, a LaGuardia Airport air-traffic controller told a pilot, “I messed up.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

An air traffic controller was heard saying: "'Truck One, stop, stop, stop!" seconds before the crash.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Second controller: "Man, that wasn't good to watch."

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

He reached for the second Intellivision controller, but I snatched it up and tossed it to Aech.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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