See controlleur on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co.:",
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"ref": "1940 February 12, The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, page 4, column 7:",
"text": "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.",
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"(archaic) A Dutch official who performs inspections or oversight; an inspector."
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