regulator C1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈɹɛɡ.ju.leɪ.tɚ/ UK /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪ.tə/ See IPA manual Freq #28393 Meanings 1 noun An official person or body that sets and enforces the rules of an industry or activity. The financial regulator fined the bank for breaking the rules. 2 noun A device that controls or limits something, such as flow, pressure, or temperature. The gas regulator keeps the pressure at a safe level. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a device that controls or... governor Word family Forms regulators Derived forms autoregulatorbioregulatorcoregulatorderegulatordysregulatorhyporegulatorimmunoregulatormechanoregulatormetalloregulatormicroregulatormucoregulatormultiregulator Related forms rectorregimenregimentregionregularregulateregulationrule Common collocations voltage regulator Noun + noun Etymology From regulate + -or. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # regulator **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹɛɡ.ju.leɪ.tɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪ.tə/ **Frequency rank:** 28393 ## Meanings 1. An official person or body that sets and enforces the rules of an industry or activity. 2. A device that controls or limits something, such as flow, pressure, or temperature. ## Examples - The financial regulator fined the bank for breaking the rules. - The gas regulator keeps the pressure at a safe level. ## Derived Forms - autoregulator - bioregulator - coregulator - deregulator - dysregulator - hyporegulator - immunoregulator - mechanoregulator - metalloregulator - microregulator - mucoregulator - multiregulator ## Related Forms - rector - regimen - regiment - region - regular - regulate - regulation - rule ## Etymology From regulate + -or. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown