Home › Words › C › controlleurcontrolleurcontrolleur means A Dutch official who performs inspections or oversight; an inspector.EtymologyFrom Dutch controleur.nounA Dutch official who performs inspections or oversight; an inspector.e.g.“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.:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.controller 67% match — One who controls something. vs controlleur →controllership 64% match — The position or office of a controller. vs controlleur →controlee 63% match — A person who is the subject of a control order. vs controlleur →comptroller 63% match — The chief accountant of a company or government. vs controlleur →comptrolling 58% match — The financial work of a comptroller. vs controlleur →douanier 57% match — A French customs officer. vs controlleur →scrutineer 57% match — A person who scrutinises; a person responsible for scrutineering. vs controlleur →oversman 56% match — An overseer or superintendent, especially of a mine vs controlleur →