regulator

Meaning

Noun

• A device that controls or limits something.
• A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially those established by law.
• A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
• A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
• A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive.
• A bulldozer .

Origin

• regulate + -or.