controlador

controller

noun kon-troh-lah-DOHR Rare

Also means

supervisor

Usage Note

Controlador covers several professional roles: controlador aéreo ('air traffic controller') is the most recognisable compound, but the word also applies to financial controllers and system administrators in IT. The feminine is controladora. In computing, controlador is also the standard translation of hardware 'controller' (e.g. controlador de red, 'network controller').

Examples

"El controlador aéreo guió el aterrizaje de emergencia."

Natural Translation

The air traffic controller guided the emergency landing.

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