English Explanatory Dictionary

comptroller

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The chief accountant of a company or government.

Pronunciation

/kəmpˈtɹoʊləɹ/ /kəmˈtɹoʊləɹ/ en-us-controller.oga en-us-comptroller.oga

Word forms

comptroller comptrollers

Etymology

From late Middle English compteroller, a spelling variant of countreroller (from which controller) due to folk etymology: the word was thought to have an etymological connection with Middle French compte (“account”) (Middle French compteroleur is attested circa 1375). Originally the two spellings were equivalent and pronounced identically; the modern pronunciation with [mp] is based on the spelling.

Synonyms

administrator chief controller foreman head head man organiser organizer overseer superintendent supervisor

Related words

comptrol comptroll controller

Derived words

comptrollership
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