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controlleur

controlleur noun: a Dutch official who performs inspections or oversight; an inspector.

Noun

controlleur (plural controlleurs)

  1. (archaic) A Dutch official who performs inspections or oversight; an inspector.
    • Here we met the Controlleur of the district of Tondáno, who was returning home from one of his monthly tours, and who had agreed to act as my guide and companion on the journey.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • Beer without company is like a book without words or music without rhythm. Likewise company without beer has little meaning. Consequently the doctor on the island is not a popular visitor of the Controlleur's, since he does not drink.1940 February 12, The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, page 4, column 7

Forms of controlleur

pluralcontrolleurs

Origin of controlleur

From Dutch controleur.

Questions about controlleur

What does controlleur mean?
Controlleur means a Dutch official who performs inspections or oversight; an inspector.
What part of speech is controlleur?
Controlleur is a noun.
What is the plural of controlleur?
The plural of controlleur is controlleurs.

Words near controlleur in the dictionary

  1. controllers
  2. controllership
  3. controllerships
  4. controlless
  5. controllessness
  6. controlleur
  7. controlleurs
  8. controlling
  9. controlling image
  10. controlling images
  11. controlling interest

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