regulator

noun

reg·​u·​la·​tor ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-tər 

 also  ˈrā-

1

: one that regulates

2

: regulatory gene

Synonyms

• control
• controller

Examples of regulator in a Sentence

the voltage regulator will make sure your car's alternator gets the right amount of electricity

Recent Examples on the Web

The bank was still fined $136 million by regulators last year for not making enough progress on the improvements. —Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025

Federal and state environmental regulators suspected the Chiquita Canyon reaction was caused by oxygen intrusion. —Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025

Every second a business is offline costs money, frustrates customers, alarms investors and draws the watchful eye of regulators. —Karthik Sj, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

Courtenay Brown Updated Feb 1, 2025 - Business Biden-era consumer agency head fired by Trump White House The White House on Saturday fired the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra — one of the final regulators held over from the Biden administration. —Emily Peck, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing regulator

• growth regulator
• regulator gene

Rhymes for regulator

• activator
• actuator
• agitator
• alligator
• allocator
• alternator
• animator
• annotator
• applicator
• arbitrator
• aspirator
• aviator

Medical Definition

regulator

noun

reg·​u·​la·​tor ˈreg-yə-ˌlāt-ər 

1

: one that regulates

2

: regulatory gene

Legal Definition

regulator

noun

reg·​u·​la·​tor ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-tər 

: one (as a government agency) that regulates